25 Oct ,Atul Bafana : It affects environment in the following ways:1. Air Pollution affecting health especially to diseased persons, aged people, children & pregnant women.
2. Water & land pollution will pollute our resources rivers, lakes…
3. Increased Noise levels can cause deafness/stress to many. 4. It takes several weeks to bring back normal air quality.
5. Fire hazards causing heavy damages to life and property.
6. Social nuisance leading to community disharmony.
7. We are not doing justice to children of age group 6 to 14years who manufacture these crackers who are the victims of this profession, will suffer from skin & respiratory disorders with shorter span of life.
The indicators of depleting environmental quality are harmful gases in the atmosphere, degradation of
land, global warming, ozone depletion, loss of species and habitat and air and water pollution.
Being responsible citizens: Join hands with any environmental groups to prevent from bursting crackers in the city and celebrate "HAPPY DIWALI WITHOUT CRAKERS". dont ever purchase
crackers which amounts to environmental degradation like air, water, land & ground water
pollution. Causes health hazards, inconvenience to asthma patients, infants, pregnant women and
senior citizens.
It is concerning to note that some environmental groups & government agencies are simply taking
precautions for safe bursting of crackers, rather than its prevention. Are they aware of the real
damage to environment even if used in safest ways?
By not purchasing crackers…we are doing humane service to society. Forward this message &
protect the city from pollution, we dont have band width to accommodate this nuisance.
There is no valid historical significance for "BURSTING OF CRACKERS" as fire crackers &
ammunitions are offshoot of post British rule in India.
Do you know that many companies opting for ISO 14001 Certification are struggling to dispose small
quantities of Hazardous wastes, by having material Safety Data Sheets?
Whereas the amount of hazardous chemicals out of the crackers is alarming! recklessly dumping the
hazardous chemicals, without any control, creating environmental havoc.
Who is responsible for control & safe disposal of all these hazardous wastes from these crackers?
=> Is it the Government? NGO? Corporate community? or Citizens in general?
If already purchased, "DONT USE IT, RATHER DAMPEN THE FUSES AND WE SHALL LOOK FOR
ITS SAFE DISPOSAL"
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Children…. stop using firecrackers…instead demand your parents to buy toys, gifts, dress, &
books in place of crackers.
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Parents & teachers…. urge your children/pupil not to use it…
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Employers… Discourage your staff from using firecrackers by any means… more importantly
stop distributing crackers in the form of festival gifts.
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Television & other media… Dont allow them to advertise on fire cracker’s… Rather bring
awareness in support of preventing cracker usage…
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Government… Discourage the sale, distribution & usage of Firecrackers.
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Common man… Use your common sense not to brust fire crackers and work towards
sustenance of mother nature.
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Environmentalists & NGO’s… Kindly unite & work towards a common goal "reducing all sorts
of pollution due to manufacture, sale, distribution & bursting of crackers during these diwali
days…"
LIVE & LET LIVE…… LET US SAVE GOOD ENVIRONS TO OUR FUTURE GENERATION