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  • Portrait Anjali Tripathi

    Anjali Tripathi, 20 years
    New Delhi, India

    Anjali is currently in her second year at Rajasthan University Jaipur pursuing a B.S.C. in biotechnology.

    She plans to do environmental research in the future. Her goal is to reach Antarctica one day to observe environmental changes happening there.

    • A woman sorting out waste at garbage dump Pitam Pura New Delhi
    • Waste near water bank
    • T.V. Tower can not be viewed properly around 9:30 a.m. from Pitampura Residence
    • Waste like tree branches, plastic thrown in stream
    • People utilising dirty water to wash clothes
    • Waste accumulated at Haderpur area, New Delhi
    • Almost all swings and trees removed from park to make large building
    • Central view of backyard having a lot of waste and dirty puddles
    • Waste at sanitation site which almost contains plastic bags which are non biodegrdable and harmful to mother earth
    • Couple of uneducated labourers felling trees at park
    • This ultimately leads to deforestation
    • People bathing and utilising water from this waste dump site
    • Poor management of roads near industrial area and its affect on people residing there
    • Industrial waste dumped in water stream, waste near water bank and also inside water
    • Smoke through truck carrying goods
    • Garbage dump site with its wall broken
    • Rating of a particular referigator show how energy efficient it is. Most referigators are inefficient and generate up to 6 times greenhouse gas.

    Global warming has been dealt with on global level. But when do these problems become global? They are the result of the problems occurring in different countries in the world.
    New Delhi is one of the most polluted, urbanised , industralised and populated states in India. Pitam Pura is a known colony of Delhi which consists of posh colonies and small villages. Not a single home in Pitam Pura has water purifiers because the streams and piping systems through which the water flows are in a very poor condition.

    Some of the major environmental issues in Pitam Pura are waste disposal and its management, air pollution, global warming and water pollution. It is not infreuqent to see small streams in Delhi containing of a large amount of waste. It is common for people to use this water to to wash. The water near the industrial areas are in an even worse state. Some steps are taken to tackle these problems, for instance attempts are being made by the local bodies to make the general public aware about these problems by putting up posters, creating audio visuals and running campaigns to raise the awareness for these environmental issues. But the most important thing is to make people care, espescially the youth. College students studying environmental sciences or with an interest in the climate could start up their own projects focussing on different environmental problems and with their creative ability and knowledge could discover new measures to control such issues.


    It's never too late for us to wake up. India should start considering environmental changes as a serious issue and act now.


     

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