Write a formal letter to the City Councillor/Mayor, as a resident of the city, and a student who is learning about the environment. There is unimpeded construction happening all over the city – road repairs, pipelines, dividers, buildings, houses, Metro, and so on. All this is causing great inconvenience to the people of the city, raising pollution levels, and leading to major health concerns. Appeal to him/her on behalf of the people of your city to look into the matter and put a check on them. (120 words)
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Harmony Residents’ Welfare Association
Chetna Vihar
New Delhi
20 Sept. 20XX
The Editor
The Herald
New Delhi
Sub: Environmental Degradation and Pollution
Sir,
I wish to draw the attention of the authorities towards the problems faced by the residents of Chetna Vihar due to environmental degradation and pollution in our colony. The abject sanitary conditions prevailing in our locality are a testimony to the utter neglect on the part of the civic authorities. It seems that cleaners have forgotten the existence of this locality on the civic map of Delhi. Heaps of rubbish are lying here and there, with flies swarming around and pigs wallowing in the filth and mud caused by the overflow of dirty water from the choked drains on to the road. The drains are neither cleaned nor flushed regularly. The dirty water collects on the road forming cesspools of filthy water. It emits a foul stench. There are also many pits on the roads which are full of drain water. All these serve as breeding places for mosquitoes. It is feared that the locality may fall victim to malaria or dengue.
Timely action on the part of the Health Department can check the further deterioration of the insanitary condition. The sanitary inspector must pay visit regularly and supervise the performance of the cleaners deployed in this locality. Insecticides may be sprayed from time to time. I do hope that these steps will help to improve health and hygiene in our locality.
Yours faithfully
Raj/Rani
Secretary