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GAYATRI ARORA

07 March, 2011

Rapid industrialization and growing materialism is leading to various environmental consequences. It's time to join hands and take measures to ensure a cleaner, greener and healthier environment...

ALL OF us know that our environment faces a serious threat. With rapid industrialization and growing materialism our environemnt is being damaged.

Before it's too late, we must act both indiviadually and as a society. Today, however, there is a greater awareness of the harm done to our environment - leading to active measures being taken both by the government as well as NGOs and pro-active individuals.

Since the last few years, the alarming changes taking place in our environment has been a hot topic. The common man is distressed about the situation, but is it leading to any real response? Very often, people discuss these issues but do little else.

Perhaps it isn't their fault. There are not many ways to curb the problem at an individual level; yet we need to work out ways to resolve this issue before the situation becomes unmanageable.

Choose to replace synthetics with biodegrable materials whenever you have the option. We all should use eco-friendly stationary contributing to restoring balance in nature. It is interesting to learn that paper can be made out of many plant resources other than trees. One of the methods of making handmade paper is by the cooking of jute and cotton waste. The pulp obtained is then beaten, refined, bleached and finally hand painted.

Handmade paper is also manufactured using numerous other raw material such as kenof-a-fibrous plant related to cotton and okra, silk, flowers' petals, husk, grass, wool, banana, banana fibre, hemp and rice.

Though eco-fantatics are promoting handmade paper in order to support the conservation of environmental resources, the beautifully textured appearance of handmade paper alone explains its popularity. Its strength lends it added utility.

There is a great deal of variety available for the manufacture of sustainable eco-friendly products. Also,many of these products are indigeneously manufactured, thereby supporting the livelihoods of many people.

In order to promote an appropriate consciousness the educationists have introduced environment as a compulsory subject of study across schools of the country. This acknowledges the greater role students can play in sensitising people regarding the repercussions of thoughtless environmental degradation.

The youth can easily 'SAY NO TO PLASTIC BAGS' and 'SAY NO TO CRACKERS' and yes to water harvesting and solar heating in homes.

So, people let us join hands to provide acleaner, greener and healthier environment to ourselves and our future generations. What better incentive do we need to bring about changes in the choices we make?