Punjab News/Controlling pollution need of hour- Dr. Khandpur

Kapurthala, December 3, 2013: With the ever-rising human population and industrial activity, pollution has risen to a menacing level. However, Pollution from human activities is  not a problem that has to be inevitable. With a comprehensive pollution prevention programme, most pollution can be reduced or prevented. There is immediate need to adopt potential pollution prevention and waste minimisation techniques,” said Director General, Science City  Dr R. S Khandpur on the occasion of National Pollution Control Day. The programme was organized by the Science City in collaboration with Punjab Pollution Control Board.
He further stated that despite the major efforts that have been made over the recent years to clean up the environment, pollution remains a major cause of concern and poses continuing risks to health. The problems are undoubtedly greater in the developing world, where traditional sources of pollution such as poor sanitation, inadequate waste management, contaminated water supplies and exposures to indoor air pollution from biomass fuels affect large numbers of people. In recent decades, too, a wide range of modern pollutants have emerged—not  only those associated with road traffic and the use of modern chemicals in food, for water treatment and for pest control. Since most of these pollutants are rarely present in excessively large concentrations, their effects on health are usually far from immediate or obvious, but appear after a long time.
The ongoing trend of setting the wheat/paddy straw on fire after harvesting the crops not only causes air pollution but also affects adversely the fertility of the soil posing health hazards majorly eliminating rare and native species of animals and plants from their foot holds. It was the call of the day to save and protect rare species in the fields of Punjab as the unprecedented usage of chemicals fertilizers and insecticide were the reasons behind the destruction of our rare species. Due to massive induction of high technology, chemical fertilizers, insecticides, over-exploitation of soil and water, biodiversity of Punjab is undergoing an irreparable change,he added . Painting, Science Drama and Debate competition were organised by Science City to mark the celebration of National of Pollution Day.
Dr. S.S Marwaha , Chief Executive Officer, Punjab Biotechnology Incubator , Mohali delivered a motivational lecture on Pollution Control on this occasion.
On this occasion competitions like Painting, Science Drama and Debate were organised. Winners of the competitions were given away cash prizes.
Result of the competition:
Painting: Sharuti Chaudhary from BVM Kichlu Nagar Ludhiana has won first prize. Second prize bagged to Haralinder Singh from Govt. High School Bhullana Kapurthla. Third prize is going to Jashan deep Kaur From Shir Guru Harkishan Public School RCF Kapurthala.
Debate: first prize has been achieved by Heema Sethi KRJDV School Kapurthala. Rajvinder Kaur from Indian  Public School clinched the second prize. Third prize bagged to Anmolpreet kaur DIPS Rayya.
Science Drama:   First prize is going to Govt. High School Chohal Hoshiarpur. Second prize has been achieved by DISP Rayya and Govt.High School Bhullana stood third./ punjab news live, punjab news online, punjab news, punjab news headlines, punjab breaking news, india news, punjab news