“We exist at a
time when the climate change has become irreversible and we have to focus
urgently on preventing it from further deterioration. We have to do what is
possible and what is still in our control before it is too late….Our focus
should be to minimize water and air pollution and sound pollution for our
sanity…..” Says Mrs Mamta Vora, a housewife, with post graduate degree in
science, and a keen dedication for the social causes and conservation of
environment.
Mrs Vora has her master’s
degree in home science. She is one of those citizens, who are not only
concerned, but also believe in action. She has been actively managing her time,
in giving her services as teacher for primary students and also has been actively
involved in promoting eco-friendly products for city. She also has a deep
concern for increasing noise pollution and its ill effects.
“We celebrate many
festivals in India which are a joy to few and inconvenience and harassment to
many and the environment. We pollute the air busting loud crackers which
also contribute to sound pollution as well as littering the road with debri. Any
true religion is about nurturing the planet not destroying it. We can celebrate
using paper crackers and safe natural colours and diyas using oil rather than
candles. Being religious does not mean proclaiming your faith by bursting noisy
crackers at midnight …..” her words are harsh, but speaks reality. Noise pollution,
even without celebrations, is one those ‘neglected’ issue of our city. Our city
is on verge, with noise of celebrations and vehicular horns.
“The Ganesh
festival with the POP idols and the pollution they cause to rivers and aquatic
life as well as the sound pollution caused for 10 days around the installation
is quite a well-known and discussed subject. We have to replace POP with clay
or any other environmentally friendly alternative. There are many alternatives
and awareness of these can be advertised on hoardings displayed by showrooms
etc. They can even participate and install such an idol which will set an
example to follow.”
“Hoardings with
such eco-friendly solutions displayed by shops and showrooms will send a
powerful message and at no extra cost as they would be displayed on their own
signboards. And when this is done along with the establishments own
participation people will certainly join in large numbers.” This is a wonderful
idea, as suggested by Mrs Vora. A general appeal, to all people and establishments,
who are putting hoardings, to just add a simple, small tagline in their
hoarding for some cause of environment conservation. This is a unique idea, and
something that has potential not only to involve more people for a cause, but
also to make a change for real!
“There should be a
term used for psychological pollution which destroys mental peace. Lack of
civic sense when standing in a queue, honking unnecessarily, wrong side
driving, wrong side overtaking , continuous sound pollution by industrial
air-conditioners and restaurant chimneys , lack of parking sense , cheating on
taxes, fraud …..All of the above may not destroy the physical environment but
are very detrimental to our spiritual and psychological health and environment.”
She is also
actively involved in promoting eco-friendly bags, for preventing use of
plastic.
Eco friendly paper
bags for your products available at...
Shree Mahadev Trust
0261 2322306
9408802020
Please contact the above for your requirement of paper bag and share contact details to other groups. You may talk to Kusumben Desai.
Let us take the initiative to stop using plastic
Sincere thanks,
Mrs Mamta Vora…….
Himanshu (Arjun )
Padhya
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