POLLUTION (Paragraph / Composition / Essay )

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POLLUTION

Our total environment influences our life and our way of living. Three things ---- objects, forces and conditions together make our environment. It includes both natural and man-made objects, forces and conditions. The main elements of human environment are man, animals, plants, soil, air, and water. There are relationships among these elements. These relationships are disturbed because of pollution and then life becomes difficult or impossible. Every year millions of people all over the world die unnecessary as a result of pollution. These unfortunate and avoidable deaths are brought about by four specific factors. Firstly, air pollution from factories, burning trash and vehicle fumes cause pneumonia, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases. Then, water pollution from industrial discharge, the indiscriminate disposal to toxic chemicals and the dumping of human waste into rivers and canals causes poisoning and water-borne diseases such as cholera and diarrhoea. The next factor is the noise pollution from vehicle horns and microphones that might cause aggression and damage hearing. Again, odour pollution from dumped or untreated human waste causes serious discomfort to our sense of smell, and attracts disease-bearing creatures such as rats and flies. Soil pollution is also another important aspect. Factory waste, nuclear explosion, oil etc pollute the soil. Polluted soil can’t grow crops. We should bear in mind that if the environment is polluted, none of us will remain safe. We should take determined action to control these problems and clean up the environment to avert these unnecessary diseases.

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                 POLLUTION IN CITIES

Pollution means impurity. When the environment is made impure by dust or smoke, or by bad sewage system, it is called pollution. In a polluted environment, the general health of the public is threatened. The monster of pollution is wreaking havoc on the life of the urban man. The clouds of pollution loom ominously over the major metropolitan cities, which are the nerve centres of the nation. Literally speaking the word ‘pollute’ means to defile or contaminate. Uncontrolled migration, haphazardly located industrial units and vehicular congestion are assuming alarming proportions and aggravating the problem of pollution. The air we breathe, the water we drink and the noise levels one has to endure, all pose a serious health hazard leading to ailments like high blood pressure, respiratory diseases like asthma and even skin-related problems. More and more people are becoming prone to these ailments. The most unsuspecting and vulnerable victims of this menace are small children who live in the polluted environment of the cities.

The cities are more polluted than the villages. More people crowd in the cities. The day breaks with the street cries of hawkers, the horn of vehicles. As the day advances, noises and movement of the vehicles increase until mid-day comes. City life, as we know it in our country, is unattractive. Cities grow in a small area with a large population. Houses are for the most part crowded to suffocation, want of fresh air and light makes the congested localities, extremely unhealthy. Streets are infested with unsightly beggars, unwanted dogs and cattle let loose to wander at will. In a word, the causes of pollution are endless. There are more mills and factories in the cities than in the villages. Smoke emitted by the factory-chimneys, is a common source of pollution. The smoke discharged by the vehicles on the road is another source of pollution. As the roads of the cities are very ill-planned, they remain dusty, forcing people to inhale a lot of dust, which in return causes permanent damage to their lungs and vital organs. Another pollution city people suffer from is the noise pollution. The cars honk, the hawkers hawk and the generators (during load shedding) rumble and the machines and engines go on clanking, thus filling the air with all kinds of sounds and noises. This is called the din and bustle of a city. In the cities, noise also occurs from the use of microphones and loudspeakers used in religious congregations, political meetings and in wedding ceremonies. Perhaps the greatest menace is the mosquitoes. The city corporations and municipalities fail to control miserably in controlling the proliferation of the mosquitoes.

Pollution is a great threat to public health. The sooner steps are taken to curb down all kinds of pollution, the better it will be for the urban people.