Current status of Environmental Protection in India

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M. Chandrashekhara , N. Narayana Reddy2, A.J.Sachin3

1. Assistant professor, Department of Fruit Science, SKCHS, Anantapuramu

2. Associate Dean, SKCHS, Anantapuramu.

3. Assistant professor, Department of Post-harvest technology, SKCHS, Anantapuramu.

Abstract
In India, pollution and environmental degradation have reached alarming
dimensions due to poverty, deforestation, industrial development without
adequate environmental safeguards, and sheer greed. Fortunately, public
concern, rooted in the country's past, has revived. Major pollutants and critically
affected areas have been identified. Pollution control of water, air, and land has
been established by both official and private organizations and the work on
environmental protection is steadily growing. What we do is plant a
monoculture. Planting of a single species damages the ecosystem due to the
removal of natural habitats and cause erosion. Even if a mix of species is
planted what about the time, it will take for different species of animals and
plants to regenerate their existence. Treaties, accords and laws are being passed,
but the situation is deteriorating rapidly. Though we know solutions, we do not
indulge in them. Though we know that ultra-thin plastic below 50 microns is a
great biohazard and will cause fatal damages to animals, we still do not ban it.
The importance of a suitable environment cannot be stressed enough.

The Constitution of India under Part IVA (Article 51A- Fundamental Duties)
also casts a duty on every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural
environment including forests, rivers and wildlife, and to have compassion for
living creatures. However, the greed of mankind has gravely jeopardized the
future of the environment. In recent decades, many environmental problems
have increased as a result of increased human activities and unplanned
management of technological developments. Various human activities have
induced many undesirable effects to the environment which are a live threat to
human health, economic, natural resources and gene pool of ecosystems, such
as pollutions, greenhouse effect, global warming and soil erosion. As a result,
the composition of the environment has undergone drastic changes over the
years. To boost the existing environment-protection movement, greater
emphasis is urgently needed for environmental education, peoples' participation,
population control, and cost-effective pollution control measures.