Pushpa Gujral Science City organized a webinar on National Pollution control Day.Around 70 students and teachers from all over Punjab participated throughvirtual mode. Giving introductory remarks at the occasion, Dr. Neelima Jerath,Director General, Science City said that National Pollution Control Day isorganized to make sure that the people understand the long-term effects ofpollution on our life, health and ecosystems.
It is also necessary to remember the people who have losttheir lives due to pollution disasters such as the victims of the Bhopal gastragedy in India during the intervening night of December 2 and 3 due toleakage of Methyl isocyanate from the Union carbide Plant. Science and technology offers importantsolutions which are environment friendly and economically viable besides toolsto help in monitoring of pollution levels, and that these should be used forthe benefit of the society, she added.
Er. Karunesh Garg, Member Secretary, Punjab PollutionControl Board Patiala was the key speaker at this occasion. During his addresshe said that the day aims to bring awareness amongst people about prevention ofair, soil, noise, and water pollution with the key objective to educate peopleabout the importance of Pollution Control Acts and make them aware aboutindustrial disasters.
He urged the participants to sensitize the peopleespecially the farming community not to burn stubble/crop residue which notonly damage the soil texture by affecting its fertility but also pollute theenvironment and cause harm to human health. He informed that Punjab Governmentis making lot of efforts to provide alternatives to burning and for creatingawareness among the farmers.
Dr. Rajesh Grover, Director, Pushpa Gujral Science citypresent at the occasion said that there is dire need to increase publicawareness on prevention of different types of Pollution in making a healthy,prosperous and sustainable future. Eco-Friendly practices can certainly help tocreate pollution free atmosphere and saving planet, he added.