“To save environment, we will have to change way civilized people are made”
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National Environment Parliament and Buxwaha Award Ceremony held
- Environment Warrior Award to 110 personalities from across the country, 40 National Youth Icon Award, Environment Participation Award given to journalists and voluntary organizations
Bhipal (Team Newsbuddy): If we want to save the environment for the future generations around the world, then start it from yourself today. We have to try to cause less harm to the environment by following a sustainable lifestyle. To protect water, forest, land, rivers and environment, the definition of civilized people in the society will have to be changed. Always wearing coats, pants and speaking English is not the identity of a gentleman, now let us see how many trees that person planted in his life and what efforts he made to save the environment. These valuable thoughts were expressed by environmental experts in the National Environment Parliament and Buxwaha Award Ceremony.
Experts put forth their valuable views in the Environment Parliament
200 environmentalists, IAS-IFS and eminent personalities from across the country gathered on one platform in a ceremony organized in the Regional Science Center Auditorium, Bhopal. Experts put forth their views in the Environment Parliament held in the dignified presence of 3 Padma awardees – India’s Forest Man Padmashree Jadav Payeng (Assam), Padmashree Babulal Dahiya (Madhya Pradesh), Dr. Shyam Sundar Paliwal (Rajasthan). Before the National Environment Parliament and Buxwaha Samman Ceremony organized by 4 social organizations of Madhya Pradesh, all the environmentalists reached the Science Center by marching on foot from Youth Hostel New Market.
Suggestions of the Environment Parliament will be sent to the Central Government
The organizing committee of this unique event held in the city of lakes included Dr. Rajiv Jain (New Ahimsa Niketan Educational and Social Welfare Committee), Sharad Singh Kumre (National Save Environment Campaign), Anand Patel (Environment Education and Conservation Committee) and Chaudhary Bhupendra Singh (National Environment Conservation Forum-NECF). The prominent members of the organizing committee jointly said that the suggestions for environmental conservation received in this special program held for the first time in Central India will be sent to the Government of India.
Padma Shri Babulal Dahiya (Madhya Pradesh) said- “With time, due to changes in farming methods, the number of pests in crops kept increasing. Multinational companies launched their products in the market to kill pests in dwarf variety advanced crops. Today we are forced to eat these pesticide-laden grains. Due to lack of attention to the environment and excessive use of pesticides, our friend insects like earthworms started dying. Now we have to save water and for this we have to plant trees. Groundwater in Malwa has gone down a lot. Due to cement factories in Vindhya region, there was a shortage of water. Our traditional grains are naturally organic. During my visit to 40 districts, I saw that our tribals are living their lives according to the environment, they take only as much from nature as they need. ”
Padma Shri Dr. Shyam Sundar Paliwal (Rajasthan) said- “Shyam Sundar Paliwal said that I decided to become the Sarpanch of the village to protect the environment. For 35 years, the village had a sarpanch from the same family. I had promised the women of the village that I will give you water from the tap, make you sit on a swing, and had pledged to implement various government schemes in the village. I ended the discrimination between the rich and the poor and the upper caste Dalits in the village. I benefited the people by running the Panchayat Aapke Dwar campaign at night. After my daughter’s death, I took a pledge to immortalize her. I decided that whenever a girl is born in the village, I will plant 101 trees. Today there is greenery in our Aadarsh village and the entire area. The Rajasthan government built a training center in our village. Today 260 gram panchayats of Rajasthan are working on this model. The decreasing population in villages is a matter of concern. It seems that in future I will have to run a village bachao abhiyan. I never imagined that I will get Padma Shri, get a place in KBC and films will be made on the efforts of our village.
India’s forest man Padmashree Jadav Payeng (Assam) said- “When we started planting trees, gradually many species of wildlife including tigers and rhinoceros started living in the area. Former President APJ Abdul Kalam also praised the work related to forests. There is a need to improve the Indian education system. The government should create a system that is linked to the environment and promotes it.”
Suresh Jain (IAS) said- “If the environment is protected, people will start returning to the villages. Why should the well be in my field or yours, but if you dig it, water should come out.”
Abhilash Khandekar (senior journalist, writer) said- “Today we need to work on water conservation. We should try to save water at home as well. Even in a glass, take only as much drinking water as you can drink. Today, along with smart cities, we need to build smart villages. There is a need to work to maintain the groundwater level.”
Arun Gurtu (IPS) former DGP said- ”Today we need to think about noise pollution along with water and air. Recently we saw a news in Bhopal that a child died while dancing to the loud noise of DJ. Too much enthusiasm can affect our heartbeat. Many institutions like NGT have been formed. Very good decisions are being taken, but the institutions speak only in favor of the government. There is a need to think about why this is happening. Today tribunals are working like courts.”
Dr. R.K. Paliwal (IRS) said- “There should be a discussion on environment from the country’s parliament to the villages. After climate change, we should now talk about clean air. Now we need to change the definition of a civilized person. Let us see how many trees a person has planted in his life. What has he done to save the environment. I do not use paper, because for every paper a tree is being cut. We need to bring about a change in ourselves. We will have to pledge to buy organically prepared things from the market.”
Dr. Vipin Vyas (Environmentalist and Dean Life Science Department, BU) said- “In exams, children are asked to write essays on environment, in the first part of this essay factories are blamed for pollution, but think who is using the goods made in them. We are all responsible for pollution. Today, let us leave the auditorium with a pledge of sustainable lifestyle. We should think before using it that where will the thing we are using go after the dustbin and how much damage will it cause to the environment.”
During this time, as guests and key speakers, Azad Singh Dawas (Retd. IFS), Dr. Subhash C. Pandey (Senior Environmentalist), Dr. Dharmendra Kumar (Founder- Peepal Neem Tulsi Abhiyan Patna) shared their valuable views.
Special honor to those who contributed to the Vakswaha movement
- Dr. Rajiv Jain, one of the members of the organizing committee, said that in the ceremony, 200 personalities were honored who contributed to the Vakswaha movement and are currently working in the field of environmental protection and awareness. For this, 5 Life Time Achievement Awards were given to Ramesh Banjari (Environmentalist Bhopa), Ramesh Chandra Goyal (Water Star Sirsa Haryana), Dr. Dharmendra Kumar (Founder- Peepal Neem Tulsi Abhiyan), Dr. Professor Sadachari Singh Tomar (Former Assistant Director and Chief Scientist), Shaifuddin Shajapurwala (Bhopal).
