Environmental balance is everyone’s responsibility

क्षमा करें, यह समाचार आपके अनुरोध की भाषा में उपलब्ध नहीं है। कृपया यहाँ देखें।

Governor Shri Mangubhai Patel has said that environmental protection is an every moment issue. If the climate is polluted, then its effect will be on mankind every moment. We are all seeing and understanding the outbreaks of global warming and climate change. The need is to behave in accordance with environmental balance. He said that every person of the state is responsible for the balance of the environment, today efforts are needed with this spirit.

Governor Shri Patel was addressing the 11th General Assembly meeting of Environment Planning and Coordination Organization (EPCO) at Raj Bhavan today. Environment Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Dang, Chief Secretary Shri Iqbal Singh Bains, officers and members of various departments were present.

Governor Shri Mangubhai Patel said that the exploitation of nature by mankind in the blind race for progress, has resulted in a serious crisis. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given a target of zero netting of Green House Emissions by the year 2070, in view of the challenge with a vision. Efforts to increase public awareness towards environmental balance are a must because health is wealth. Referring to the example of a teacher couple from Gujarat getting school children to plant saplings, he said that it is important to have the idea of​​environmental protection more than of resources. He told that Prime Minister Shri Modi had successfully run a massive public awareness programme through Van Mahotsav when he was Chief Minister of Gujarat. He said that people save money for the future of their children, whereas the need of the hour is for environmental protection, because if life itself is at risk, what is the use of money.

Environment Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Dang said that efforts for public awareness towards environment should be focused in rural areas as well. Executive Director Shri Shriman Shukla presented the information related to the structure, nature and operation of the organization. EPCO Director General Shri Anirudh Mukherjee welcomed Governor Shri Patel by presenting him a sapling.