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was revealed that only three community of area and about 500 million people are at
developed blocks were found arsenic affected risk and may develop various stages of arsenic
(namely Sahibgunj, Rajmahal and Udhawa) poisoning due to non-availability of safe
out of nine. The arsenic contamination of drinking water. Long term exposure through
groundwater in Sahibganj is causing immense drinking arsenic contaminated water causes
hardships to the poor inhabitants of this area. skin, lung, bladder and kidney cancer as well
The element arsenic is introduced into soil and as pigmentation changes, hyperkeratosis,
groundwater during weathering of rocks and neurological disorders, muscular weakness,
minerals followed by subsequent leaching and loss of appetite, and nausea. It is difficult to
runoff. It can also be introduced into soil and provide safe drinking water to the poor as the
groundwater by anthropogenic sources. These available technologies for water treatment
sources are localized and therefore, important are expensive and is way beyond the reach of
in some geological settings like recent alluvium rural people. So there is an urgent need that
in Gangatic Basin. The Ganga-Meghna- government should devise a foolproof plan to
Brahmaputra Basin of which Sahibganj District tackle arsenic pollution in this area. It is also
is a part, remains one of the worst arsenic affected imperative that people of this area be made
regions of India. It occupies 569749 sq. km aware and educated on the issue.
Let Us Nurture the Nature
Environment is the aggregate of all the Prashant Shekhar
external forces that influences the life, nature,
behaviour and the maturity of living organism Presently a huge number of environmental
and an organized effort to teach about how issues have been developing in size and
natural environment functions and particularly complexity day by day, threatening the survival
how human beings can manage their behaviour of mankind on this earth. The biggest of them is
and ecosystem in order to live sustainably is pollution of our natural environment. Pollution
called Environment Education. The term is ofourland,airandwaterhasmajorrepercussions
often used to imply education within the school on the life present on our planet leading to
system from primary to post-secondary level. extinction of many sensitive and precious
Few important aims on which Environmental species. Associated with air pollution is global
Education is focused are creating awareness warming which is the overall rise or increase
and sensitivity about the environment and in the temperature of earth’s atmosphere. This
environmental challenges, developing correct is a climate change which is the single biggest
attitude towards the concerns associated environmental and humanitarian crisis of our
with environment to maintain environmental time created by too much greenhouse gases in
quality and skills to mitigate the environmental the atmosphere which act as a blanket, trapping
problems etc. The Environmental Education heat and warming the planet. This in turn is
enlightens us about importance of protection and posing threat of imbalances in the ecosystems.
conservation of our environment and cautions us Humans equipped with greater intelligence
against indiscriminate release of pollutants into must understand the value of this precious nature.
environment. There is a need to take measures earnestly and
imparting environmental education in schools is
the right step in this direction.
One large tree can provide a day’s oxygen for up to 4 people
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developed blocks were found arsenic affected risk and may develop various stages of arsenic
(namely Sahibgunj, Rajmahal and Udhawa) poisoning due to non-availability of safe
out of nine. The arsenic contamination of drinking water. Long term exposure through
groundwater in Sahibganj is causing immense drinking arsenic contaminated water causes
hardships to the poor inhabitants of this area. skin, lung, bladder and kidney cancer as well
The element arsenic is introduced into soil and as pigmentation changes, hyperkeratosis,
groundwater during weathering of rocks and neurological disorders, muscular weakness,
minerals followed by subsequent leaching and loss of appetite, and nausea. It is difficult to
runoff. It can also be introduced into soil and provide safe drinking water to the poor as the
groundwater by anthropogenic sources. These available technologies for water treatment
sources are localized and therefore, important are expensive and is way beyond the reach of
in some geological settings like recent alluvium rural people. So there is an urgent need that
in Gangatic Basin. The Ganga-Meghna- government should devise a foolproof plan to
Brahmaputra Basin of which Sahibganj District tackle arsenic pollution in this area. It is also
is a part, remains one of the worst arsenic affected imperative that people of this area be made
regions of India. It occupies 569749 sq. km aware and educated on the issue.
Let Us Nurture the Nature
Environment is the aggregate of all the Prashant Shekhar
external forces that influences the life, nature,
behaviour and the maturity of living organism Presently a huge number of environmental
and an organized effort to teach about how issues have been developing in size and
natural environment functions and particularly complexity day by day, threatening the survival
how human beings can manage their behaviour of mankind on this earth. The biggest of them is
and ecosystem in order to live sustainably is pollution of our natural environment. Pollution
called Environment Education. The term is ofourland,airandwaterhasmajorrepercussions
often used to imply education within the school on the life present on our planet leading to
system from primary to post-secondary level. extinction of many sensitive and precious
Few important aims on which Environmental species. Associated with air pollution is global
Education is focused are creating awareness warming which is the overall rise or increase
and sensitivity about the environment and in the temperature of earth’s atmosphere. This
environmental challenges, developing correct is a climate change which is the single biggest
attitude towards the concerns associated environmental and humanitarian crisis of our
with environment to maintain environmental time created by too much greenhouse gases in
quality and skills to mitigate the environmental the atmosphere which act as a blanket, trapping
problems etc. The Environmental Education heat and warming the planet. This in turn is
enlightens us about importance of protection and posing threat of imbalances in the ecosystems.
conservation of our environment and cautions us Humans equipped with greater intelligence
against indiscriminate release of pollutants into must understand the value of this precious nature.
environment. There is a need to take measures earnestly and
imparting environmental education in schools is
the right step in this direction.
One large tree can provide a day’s oxygen for up to 4 people
25
