1 Minute speech on urbanization for Asl class 11th
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The Bane of Urbanization
Gone are the days when lambs and kids used to frisk and frolic down the verdant
valleys. Gone are the days when the brooks and streams flowed down the slopes
merrily! Where are the green meadows, pastures and terraced fields? Where is
the pure blue sky with cotton-like cirrus flitting merrily high above?
The canker of urbanization has converted the once heaven like planet of ours into
hell. The sylvan beauty, which reigned its every nook and cranny, has been
replaced by factories and mills. The skyline that once was dominated by tall
pines is an ugly sight of stacks spewing toxic fumes!
The clear rills and brooks that were picnic spots have been converted into
drainage channels, carrying effluents to the river, which has become a bigger
channel carrying the muck to the sea! The entire world is losing its beauty and
purity. The mankind, a silent witness to this ugly transformation is waiting
for some angel to come down and do the cleaning, preserving, and pollution
managing! No angel will come for our help. We have created this hell, we
ourselves will have to restore and reclaim its lost purity and beauty!
Population explosion, man’s parochial outlook, greed, selfishness, and materialistic attitude are the evil forces behind unplanned and sprawling urbanization. Man could have colonized the planet in a far better and more systematic manner, if he had paid heed to the spiritual side of life. Alas, much of the planet’s pristine beauty and purity has been swallowed up by this ugly monster.
The need of the hour is planned urbanization. In this planning, there should be least damage to natural environment while setting up new human colonies or buildings.