Namaste
Panditji...
Dear Panditji
I was curious to know the difference between an environment campaign and environment
movement. Could you please tell me the difference?
Vikram Sethi
Via email
Dear Sethiji,
A campaign is an operation or series of operations energetically pursued to accomplish a
purpose: an advertising campaign for a new product; a candidate's political campaign or
ofcourse an environmental campaign. A movemment on the other hand is a series of actions
and events taking place over a period of time and working to foster a principle or policy:
a movement against big dams or globalisation. It is an organised effort by supporters of a
common goal: like Narmada Bachao Andolan to fight against destructive dams.
An environment campaign may or may-not have elements of an environmental movement but
an environmental movement always has elements of a campaign in it. Example, CSE carried
out a 'Right to clean air campaign' in the city of Delhi to get the public transport
plying on the city roads converted to a cleaner CNG fuel. On the other hand the Chipko
Andolan in India was a movement carried out by the continuous effort of the local women
and the villagers in Uttaranchal to prevent the government officials from cutting of trees
– their source of livelihood.
Hello Panditji
I wish to know what are the benefits of separating garbage into biodegradable and non
biodegradable waste at the collection stage itself. Please also elaborate on how to go
about effective waste disposal. Are there any such success stories in Delhi.
Aishwarya
Via Email
 Dear Ashji,
Your house kachara has two types of waste, one is biodegradable and the other
non-biodegradable. The kitchen waste constitutes 60% of the biodegradable waste. There
should be two dust-bins in your house, one for your dry kachra and the other for
the wet kachra. Wet waste from your kitchen can be composted. The one dustbin
system just mixes all the koora karka and makes recycling of your house waste
difficult. So segregating at source itself would help in make recycling and composting
easier and also reduce the load on landfill sites. Chintan, an NGO dedicated towards
solving the waste problems of Delhi runs many programmes in housing colonies and
commercial complexes around the city. They have successfully carried out this waste
segregation system in Connaught Place with the shopkeepers segregating their waste.
For more details you can contact:
Chintan
17, Jungpura market
New Delhi -110013
Phone: 23381627, 24314478
Dear Panditji,
There are too many stray dogs in my colony in NOIDA. Their large numbers definitely pose a
hazard and can be a menace for the sector residents. Please advise who can we contact?
Ramya Balaji
8th Standard
Cambridge School, NOIDA
Dear Ramyaji,
The prevention of cruelty to animals Act 1960, (PCA) does not allow barbaric ways of
dealing with stray animals. An effective and humane solution to the problem of stray dogs
is mass steralisation as this prevents the population of stray dogs from increasing. Dogs
are territorial, if you kill them, others from surrounding areas will take up the space.
And you cannot kill all the stray dogs in India! Besides, waste food from homes and
canteens needs to be disposed off and not land up on the road and in overflowing garbage
bins.
In NOIDA, sector 15A has successfully carried out the steralisation programme with the
help of the Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre. You can also get in touch with the Circle of
Animal Lovers. They conduct free mobile anti-rabies vaccination and clinic services for
animals. You can contact the NOIDA Authority or the resident welfare association in your
sector as it is also their responsibility.
Contact:
Circle of Animals
E-67 DDA Flats, Saket, New Delhi - 17
Phone : 26531419, 26511569
Mobile: 9810562862
E-mail:info@circleofanimallovers.or
Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre
Opp. Shivaji College, Raja Garden,
New Delhi - 27
Telephone : 25448062, 25447751 |
