The Ailing Planet : The Green Movement's Role

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Maintain a record of the trees cut down and the parks demolished in your area, or any other act that violates the environment. Write to newspapers reporting on any such acts that disturb you.

Solution

41 Pandara Road

New Delhi

20 March, 2008

The Editor

The Times of India

New Dlehi

Sub : Disappearing Green Belts and Felling of Trees

Sir

Once South Delhi used to be the greenest part of Delhi. However, the pace at which all construction activities took place in the past few years, has changed the very face of the place. The place where once flowers bloomed and trees overshadowed the landscape, is gradually turning into a jungle of concrete. The place has lost its glory and greenery. Hunger for more commercial sites has taken a heavy toll on the ancientpeepal and oak trees. Indiscriminate felling of trees has made this place barren and ugly. Not only that. The Central Park used to be an island of peace and greenery. More than half of the park has been swallowed by the commercial establishments. This open plunder of Nature continues unabated. The officials are silent spectators. Actually, huge bribes have gagged their mouth.

I am pained at this villainy of man. We forget that we are not the masters of this planet. We have only a life time tenancy. Let us not degrade, pollute or deteriorate the environment. Let us keep our city green. Let the government take the guilty to task by giving them exemplary punishment.

Yours faithfully

S. Rana

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