When air pollution is the talk of the
town everywhere, we it appears have other more pressing concerns than public
health, and no matter if our life expectancy is about to tumble, we are still
tossing hairs about who we should have to lead this Country in a National
Election on National Policy rather than really worry about the problems
peculiar to the local residents in this local government election.
The link below is about how air
pollution is killing millions around the Globe and we cannot escape it as it
spreads from Country to Country as we have to act together and not separately thinking
these are concerns only of other countries.
Please, before our air quality becomes
like Delhi’s please take steps to prevent this immediately
I recommend an immediate move to LNG or
Electric Buses, and not just the 50 we are talking about. We must make the
people aware of how unsafe the fumes of all diesel buses are and three wheelers
are second only to them.
It is important that parents also understand
that sending their children in school vans of buses to Colombo to school if
they are NOT airconditioned, is exposing them to horrendous pollution which
will leave them with a shorter life, but worse they may die suffering pulmonary
diseases all because the Parents want do give their child a better education.
Noble ideals can fall flat on your face if you are not intelligent enough to
think things through to its conclusion.
Has anyone noticed the sun setting in
Colombo being Red. Well it is because of smog and not because it is attractive.
In the old days the sun set was beautiful with blue skies and setting sun, I
know as I lived by the sea in the Western Province and saw the sun setting in
the evening on our walks along the railway line in the evening, waiting for the
clear sun to set in its glory!
1 comment:
Thanks for this post. I too am disappointed at how little attention the smog in Colombo is getting. It's as if people plainly see it and just think "nah, not my problem. Not like it's gonna kill me!". Well guess what, it soon will; if we continue burning fuel the way we do right now. I've witnessed over time how the Colombo skyline viewed from afar keeps disappearing in the smog. The situation now alarms me. I agree with the solutions you've listed here. Authorities should also restrict the number of vehicles entering Colombo. Time for some bold steps to curb carbon emissions or Colombo and its residents are doomed.
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