10 Points Agenda on Environmental Protection

1)In order to implement programs on environment protection and water conservation,a special ministry must be created at the state level.Like the way it is being done in the developed countries,the government must give top priority to environmental protection while implementing development programs.

2)Govt of India approved national policy on the development and conservation of forests 30 years ago.This policy says that 33 percent of the total area of the country must be covered by the forests.However,even today,we will have 23 per cent of the area covered by the forests .Had the plan been executed ,the situation would not be as it is now .The department of the forest should be strengthened and empowered at least now in order to increase the forest area.The revenue generated from the forest must be utilized only for the conservation and development of forests.The department of forest must support all the Government and non Government organizations and individuals striving for the cause by distributing saplings and plats at free of
cost.

3)While,AIDS kills people one person at a time,natural disasters caused by environmental pollution kill people in the thousands and lakhs at a time .since,the environmental pollution has much worse impact on mankind than AIDS,Government must give top priority to increase the awareness of the people on environmental
pollution.

4)The government must immediately declare environmental emergency.As Part of environmental protection and water conservation programs de-silting of lakes and digging of water pits must be taken up on war-foot babis.The government must make it mandatory for the people to participate in such programs.Harmful activities to the environment must be treated as serious offense and must be punished immediately

5)All the existing lakes must be declared as protected areas by the governement.Any offenders filling the lakes and making constructions over them must be punished.It is time to recollect the fact that in ancient and medieval Indian Villages tank or lake was a sacred and most protected place

6)The governement must make it compulsory for owners of plots 250 Sq.Yards or more to have water harvesting pit.The present G.O in this matter must be enforced strictly

7)The Walta law,which was brought into effect to control indiscriminate use of ground water resources,must be publicized and enforced strictly

8)It is known from the experience of several countries that involving children in the environmental protection programsyields excellent results.Every school must appoint drawing art teachers,who can impart knowledge and training on environment protection by pictorially showing the ill-effects of air ,water and ground pollution.The subject ,Environment Education ,which is part of the present school curriculum,must bemade compulsory to pass in the subjects also.

9)There were craft teachers in all schools 20 years ago .They taught the vocational education on gardening ,weaving and cleen & green activities with in school premises

10)The government must compell all the public and private organizations to spend atleast a few hours a week towards activities concerning environmental protection and water conserevation .Documentaries on the environmental protection must be screened in movie theaters and other placesso that the message reaches a larger audience.