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so many ragpickers in our country. Why do we not have the following policies to deal with
them and indirectly with the environment in a better way ? 1. We should never neglect
the ragpicker socially so that they are not ashamed of their work. If we are aware about
our environment then they are one step ahead of us.
2. The government should definitely try to provide them with hygienic conditions and
equipment like mouth guard, gloves etc.
A person full of words not deeds is like a garden full of weeds. Let’s do
something for the environment not just in words.
Pankaj Agrawal
Raipur, Chattisgarh |
I
recently subscribed to Down To Earth for three years, one year for the school where I am
working, Udavi school. I subscribed because of Gobar Times. Last year’s issues, on
broadsheet, were very good for kids. The recent downsizing, with cheaper paper, has not
had much success in the library. Please inform the publishers of my appreciation.
ERIC
ericav@auroville.org.in
(GT Replies: Thank you for your response. The smaller size of GT is because of
the postal department’s rules that do not allow the size of the supplement to be
bigger than that of the main magazine. The paper quality has not reduced but the kind of
paper has changed. It used to be Offset paper but now we use Kymtech, which is considered
to be better.) 
I
study in class IV, Sri Ram School, Vasant Vihar. I have noticed that cows are not treated
very well in Delhi, although it is a sacred animal. Just think about it. Today, I saw a
cow with a broken leg that could not walk properly. I also saw a cow burnt very badly.
There are so many on the roads eating out of dustbins. Some of them are starving! They
give us milk from which we can make curd, ghee, ice-cream, etc. This should not be
happening. I would appreciate it if you could look into this matter seriously.
Jahnavi Malhotra
Anand Niketan, New Delhi
(GT replies: The cows that you see on the road are not roaming around, they are
grazing. Most of the land where they used to graze have been used up to build roads and
houses for people like you and me. People who own these cows have no other choice but to
let them loose every morning. Let’s look into our lifestyles, and see how we are
affecting the lives of these cows, and also people of the poorer sections. Do write to us
after you have thought this over.)
We
have read your article on the rainfed farmer in your issue of Gobar Times dated
August 31, 2002. A picture showed a farmer with a pair of bullocks with traditional yoke
and plough. Not any more pitiable conditions. Now they can have the Kamdhenu, a Bullock
Drawn Tractor. For more information, please get in touch with us.
Laxmi Narain Modi
Managing Trustee, Bhartiya Cattle Resource Development Foundation
Ahimsa Bhavan, F-125,
Lado Sarai, New Delhi – 30
Sainik School, Tilaiya, is the
largest Sainik School amongst the chain of 18 Sainik Schools in the country. These schools
have been opened by the Ministry of Defence to prepare boys of weaker section of society
for the National defence Academy as Defence Officers. Sainik School Tilaiya has sent more
than 500 boys as defence officers.
There are 1200 students and over 1500 staff members including their families residing
in this institute. Besides this, the school has its own Dairy Farm. We want to convert our
animal and human waste into energy. Please send necessary literature and depute an expert
to visit the school.
Lt. Col. P Chakraborty
Principal
Sainik School, Tilaiya
(GT replies: The Centre for Science and Environment does not specialise in
Biogas and thus cannot send an expert to your school. You are advised to contact the state
nodal Non-Conventional Energy Development Agency. The address for Jharkhand is:
 Secretary, Energy Deptt., Govt of Jharkhand,
Main Secretriat Nepal House, Doranda, Ranchi)
I am
doing my post graduation in Environmental chemistry. I’m trying to make some
interesting things out of waste plastic containers like that of talcum powder by making
pen stands, vases, etc. I’m thinking of starting a small scale industry and make
everybody think about it.
Susmita Kamila
Bhubaneshwar, Orissa |
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