How else can we explain the contrast between the value
that the Chinese seem to attach to human lives , as against Indian attitude ?
Let me explain
Following news appearing in today’s Hindustan Times ,
reads :
“ Maharashtra is the most industrialized state in
India, with more than 75,000 industries
Of these,
12,500 industries have been identified as having high pollution potential “
[ Of course ,
web site of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board , has asked only 7 in Mumbai to
close down ! Not
surprising considering that page is dated :
18 Feb
2013 ! ]
Now read the following
news report ( 24 Oct
2017 ):
China
Has Shut Down Up to 40%
of Its Factories in an Unprecedented Stand Against Pollution
https://www.sciencealert.com/china-shutting-40-factories-massive-effort-cut-pollution-carbon-pm2-5
China is in the midst of
an all-out blitz on polluters flouting emissions standards, closing tens of
thousands of factories in a massive effort to address the nation's catastrophic
pollution problems.
Estimates of the crackdown suggest as much as 40 percent of China's factories have
been temporarily closed by safety inspectors, with officials from more than 80,000 factories charged with criminal
offences for breaching emissions limits over the past year.
The months-long campaign coincides with China announcing this week at its Communist
Party congress its plan to cut the concentration of hazardous fine particulate
matter (called PM2.5) from 47 micrograms per cubic
metre in 2016 to 35 micrograms by 2035.
"It will be very difficult to reach the goal, and we need
to make greater efforts to achieve it," environmental protection minister
Li Ganjie said at an event on Monday.
China's modern efforts to tackle domestic pollution date back to 2013, when the nation
announced 10 measures to clean up the country's air, including reducing emissions from heavily
polluting industries by 30 per cent by the end of 2017.
To help hit its targets, China has ramped up factory and power
plant inspections in the past two years across several provinces, to make sure
thousands of companies aren't breaching emissions laws.
“ Basically, you're seeing these inspectors go into factories
for surprise inspections," supply chain consultant Gary
Huang from 80/20 Sourcing told NPR.
I would not be surprised if Indians believe :
·
Indian lives come “ cheap “ ( as compared
to China )
·
In the priorities of our governments (
Central + States ), “saving lives” is low
·
No minister ( or bureaucrat ) fears losing
his job for according low priority
·
Ministers are worried about workers losing
jobs if polluting factories get closed
·
Factory inspectors send advance “ warning “
of their “ surprise inspections “ !
·
Only way to enforce “ clean air “ is to
install inside those Chimney Stacks, sensors which will simply cut off electric
power supply to a factory, the moment sensor detects that pollution level
exceeds the prescribed upper limit
As long as we continue to
depend upon “ humans “, expect no improvement
·
Unless “ humans “ with all of their “ discriminatory / judgemental “ power , are taken
out of the equation of “ Automatic Enforcing Compliance
“ , things cannot improve
I hope this email reaches our Minister for Environment
, Dr Harsh Vardhan
23 March 2018
www.hemenparekh.in /
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