“Your planet needs you. Say no to fireworks & fumes & celebrate an Eco-friendly Diwali”
Diwali
is the one festival in India which is celebrated by all irrespective of caste,
creed and religion. Diwali is celebrated to acknowledge the victory of good
over evil. But with the changing time the style of celebrating Diwali has also
changed drastically.
Now
Diwali celebrations mean electric illumination and bursting noisy fire
crackers. This change in the celebration style has imposed many negative
effects on the environment; some of the effects are listed below:
- Excessive air pollution
- Excessive noise pollution
- Soil pollution
- Excessive power consumption
- Consumerism (excess consumption means excess use of raw material)
Besides
these environmental effects the modern style of celebrating Diwali also leads
to various health hazards. Some of the major health hazards are listed below:
- Hearing loss
- High blood pressure
- Sleeping disturbances
- Asthma
- Headache
How to
Celebrate Eco-Friendly Diwali??
1. Air Pollution through Firecrackers - "Say 'No' to Fire crackers and
'Yes' to life!"
For most people lighting of firecrackers is the highlight of Diwali. Brighter the sparkles, louder the noise the greater the thrill!! In fact to many of us, these aesthetic forms of light seem so appropriate and most essential when celebrating the 'Festival of Lights'.
But little do people realize that in our increasingly populated and polluted cities, the temporary joy of watching the firecrackers is soon replaced by the intense air pollution caused by these. The toxic substances used in the firecrackers release toxic gases that are harmful to the health of all living beings. The high level of noise generated by the crackers cause immense suffering to birds and animals. Besides, Diwali crackers are dreaded by the sick and the ailing.
Sadly, few of us realize that the firecrackers used on Diwali are mostly made by very young children. Since the substances being handled are extremely toxic many of these child labourers get sick and die in their early teenage years.
For most people lighting of firecrackers is the highlight of Diwali. Brighter the sparkles, louder the noise the greater the thrill!! In fact to many of us, these aesthetic forms of light seem so appropriate and most essential when celebrating the 'Festival of Lights'.
But little do people realize that in our increasingly populated and polluted cities, the temporary joy of watching the firecrackers is soon replaced by the intense air pollution caused by these. The toxic substances used in the firecrackers release toxic gases that are harmful to the health of all living beings. The high level of noise generated by the crackers cause immense suffering to birds and animals. Besides, Diwali crackers are dreaded by the sick and the ailing.
Sadly, few of us realize that the firecrackers used on Diwali are mostly made by very young children. Since the substances being handled are extremely toxic many of these child labourers get sick and die in their early teenage years.
2.
High
Energy Consumption
The festival of lights puts a considerably heavy load on electrical energy sources that are already overloaded. The use of electric lights to adorn homes, business establishments, monuments and roads requires a huge amount of electricity. The older tradition of burning oil lamps is a possible alternative to electric lights - even though it does use oil, the duration of the lamps is shorter
The festival of lights puts a considerably heavy load on electrical energy sources that are already overloaded. The use of electric lights to adorn homes, business establishments, monuments and roads requires a huge amount of electricity. The older tradition of burning oil lamps is a possible alternative to electric lights - even though it does use oil, the duration of the lamps is shorter
Five Principles of Nature conservation
To be able to conserve our natural environment
it is important to keep in the following principles -
1. Reduce
: the
amount of things we use
2. Reuse
: the
things we have in different forms until we have absolutely no use for them
3. Recycle: items that are no longer
functional.
4. Rethink: the choices we make when
deciding to buy something and
5. Refuse: things that we do not
need at all.
“Pollution free Diwali,
brings everywhere Khush-hali”
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