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Deep (light) avali (rows), a row of lights that taught us to vanquish ignorance that subdues humanity and to drive away darkness that engulfs the light of knowledge.
But Diwali Today means : –
More ‘air, noise, light, land & social’ pollution due to use of lots of firecrackers;
More patients for hospitals after the festival;
Really bad news if there’s no wind and rain to lessen the effects of the smoke.
Highly polluting nature of these firecrackers lead to a plethora of diseases………
Pollutants Can lead to…
· Suspended Particulate Matter Asthma, cancer, restrictive lung diseases, pneumoconiosis
· Respirable Particulate Matter Respiratory illness (chronic bronchitis and asthma), heart diseases
· Sulpher Dioxide (SO2) Eye burning, headache, respiratory problems like pulmonary emphysema, cancer, heart diseases
· Nitrous Oxides Lung irritation, chest tightness, viral infection, airway resistance
During this festival (3 to 5 days), It has become a custom to enjoy Deepawali through lighting lamps, exchanging Sweets & “BURSTING FIRE CRACKERS”.
First two are better ways to enjoy, but what about the third one??
Are you aware what is the impact of bursting Fire crackers on the environment?? 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 etc.
3. It takes several weeks to bring the air quality back to normal.
4. Fire hazards causing heavy damages to life and property.
5. Social nuisance leading to community disharmony.
6. Sound pollution causes:
· Palpitation of heart
· Spasms of the digestive system
· Dilation of the pupils of eyes
· Emotional disturbances
· Continuous exposure to loud noise may lead to permanent deafness
Crackers like “atom-bomb” and “Lakshmi Pataki” contain highly toxic heavy metals like cadmium, lead, copper, manganese and zinc. Others have arsenic, mercury, chromium and iron oxides which lead to severe pollution after they are burnt. 95 per cent of the crackers available in the market violate noise and air pollution norms.
Crackers like flowerpots, ‘zamin chakras’ and other fancy fireworks may not add to sound pollution but they make up for it by doing extra effort on the air pollution part.
We ask all of you to unite together and Say No to crackers on Diwali. Let us all become responsible citizens.
Also ask all your friends and family members to celebrate Cracker less Diwali.
Show the world that you care for our mother nature .
source:::: input from a friend of mine who is working for cement industries…
NATARAJAN
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