{"id":2730,"date":"2022-11-29T10:24:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T10:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/?p=2730"},"modified":"2022-11-29T10:24:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T10:24:58","slug":"pollution-to-be-or-not-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/29\/pollution-to-be-or-not-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Pollution: to be or not to be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pollution: to be or not to be<\/p>\n<p>Vipin Kumar<\/p>\n<p>Dehradun , Nov 29<\/p>\n<p>The debate on pollution is unending as are the probable causes &amp; answers. One solution which is often suggested is the banning of\u00a0 the entry of the pollutant in the eco-sphere. It implies structural changes in the techno -sphere delivering such goods which do not harm the physical and the biological environment. Environmentalists suggest that <strong><em>\u201cprevention<\/em><\/strong>\u201d through non-production of the pollutant is the remedy to all environmental ills. This\u00a0 theory automatically negates the industrial revolution and its advancement and puts the clock behind by over a thousand years.<\/p>\n<p>If one was to carry forward the theory of\u00a0 <strong><em>\u201cprevention\u201d rather than \u201ccure\u201d<\/em><\/strong> it would automatically mean change in <strong>consumption pattern, evolution of viable alternatives and development of green compatible technologies<\/strong>. Delving into the historical evolution and decay of ancient civilizations\u2019 it was not the use or misuse of industries rather than the <strong>\u201cland use\u201d pattern which was accomplished through large forest felling for agricultural purposes.<\/strong> It was not the hand of the pollutant in this case but a topographical modification for survival and growing grains. It is also fascinating that all such sites are excavated in desert areas which are scarce in water and greenery. For the sake of argument how can men and his cattle survive in such conditions. <strong>It implies that it is not only the much cursed industry the only cause for pollution but also \u201cprogressive metamorphosis\u201d which can bring about the fall and extermination of\u00a0 civilizations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2732\" style=\"width: 1380px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2732 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/11-plastic-pollution.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1380\" height=\"1839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/11-plastic-pollution.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/11-plastic-pollution-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/11-plastic-pollution-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/11-plastic-pollution-1153x1536.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1380px) 100vw, 1380px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">plastic waste dump at badrinath.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The theory of <strong>control and cure<\/strong> has often failed to counter the environmental hazards as there exists a void between production and optimum utilization of resource. The use of unleaded gasoline\u00a0 to leaded petrol and then to compressed natural gas <strong>(CNG)<\/strong>may look to be innocent but it fails to check the emission of Sulphur and nitrous \u2013di- oxides. <strong>The hypothesis focusing on the issue of lead being more hazardous than the acid rains<\/strong>. The discharge of effluents and waste waters in rivers and lakes have eliminated aquatic life forms due to <strong>eutrophication<\/strong>. The feedback mechanism of water failing to negotiate the excessive discharge of chemicals, industrial effluents and waste waters in them. The leaching of nitrates through the use of fertilizers in the soil has contaminated ground water aquifers which is an interesting example of <strong>\u201cnon-point pollution<\/strong>\u201d. Therefore cure through control is supposed to be an ineffective tool.<\/p>\n<p>This paradox\u00a0 needs to be addressed through driving a balance between the realm of the natural and human created environment. The hairline wedge which separates both of them needs to be understood in the interest of human welfare. Thus extracting only subsistence from the natural environment for sustenance remains the answer. Minimising anthropogenic pressure through population control, switch over to clean technologies and checking indiscriminate exploitation of resource remains the reply to human triggered catastrophes. In the same context the term <strong>\u201cdevelopment<\/strong>\u201d needs to be redefined\u00a0 keeping in mind both sets of Environment. The policy makers have a daunting task ahead of them in the present millennium for providing an <strong><em>\u201cecologically\u201d<\/em><\/strong> based <strong>economic development<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>(Vipin Kumar is an eminent environmentalist who has worked on garbage management in the Himalayan region.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pollution: to be or not to be Vipin Kumar Dehradun , Nov 29 The debate on pollution is unending as are the probable causes &amp; answers. One solution which is often suggested is the banning of\u00a0 the entry of the pollutant in the eco-sphere. It implies structural changes in the techno -sphere delivering such goods &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,92,62,33,91,56],"tags":[916,915,886,914],"class_list":["post-2730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","category-featured","category-health","category-international","category-national","category-politics","tag-garbage-management","tag-plastic-pollution-in-hills","tag-plastic-waste-management","tag-pollution"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pollution: to be or not to be - Northern Gazette<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/29\/pollution-to-be-or-not-to-be\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pollution: to be or not to be - Northern Gazette\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pollution: to be or not to be Vipin Kumar Dehradun , Nov 29 The debate on pollution is unending as are the probable causes &amp; answers. 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