Write a letter to the Incharge Officer, Pollution Control Board Head Office, Gandhinagar making him aware about the present situation of Pollution (Air, Noise, Water, Soil etc) in your city. Also suggest some measures to improve the situation in you city. You are Raj C. Sharma from Green Park Society, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Ahmedabad.
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15-A, Green Avenue
Ludhiana
February 20, 2017
The Editor
The Times of India
Chandigarh
Subject: Pollution in our city.
Sir:
I write this letter to you to express my deep concern over the problem of pollution in our city, which is affecting the environment drastically. As you already know ours is an industrial city. The dying mills release at least 300 million liters of waste water into the Sutlej river on daily basis. This waste water contains harmful chemicals like arsenic, cadmium,, mercury, and chrome. These chemicals have already killed the aquatic life.
Moreover the smoke arising from the factory chimneys has polluted the air badly. I want to draw the attention of the people as well as the concerned authorities to the seriousness of the problem. The mills and factory owners are violating the environmental laws by not treating the waste water and the smoke before releasing it into the environment. The corrupt environment officers are letting it happen just because of the hush-money they receive from the culprit owners.
But we the residents are suffering. The environment authorities responsible for preserving the environment must ensure the mills and factories owners follow the environmental protection rules and regulations by properly treating effluents and the toxic smoke in the pollution treatment plants before releasing them into the environment.
Through the medium of your esteemed daily I appeal to the public to raise their voice against these unethical practices. I also appeal the environment ministry to look into the matter and take immediate action against the law breakers. I am hopeful my views will find suitable place in the esteemed columns of your reputed daily.
Thanking you.
Yours truly,
Gibran Josh
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