The environmental policies in India do offer protection to the endangered species, however, it the extent to which the law is enforced governs its effectiveness in maintaining the ecological balance in any given region.  For example, several ponds and water reservoirs have been closed for construction purposes.  Also with the reduction in agricultural activities in suburbs, the natural habitats have also managed to shrink quite heavily over the past decade. 

The Environmental Policy of India state in articles 48 and 51-A that "the state shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country" [article 48]; "it shall be the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures. [article 51-A]" [Reference:  Singh, Mahesh Prasad; Singh, J. K.; Mohanka, Reena (2007-01-01). Forest Environment and Biodiversity. Daya Publishing House. ISBN 9788170354215].

The government offers protection to wildlife and there are initiatives aimed at checking the environmental health in each state.  However, the effectiveness of the same is governed by political issues and often hampers the full implementation of environmental protection throughout the country.  For example, environmental pollution is emerging as a strong threat to the country?s future.  There is water, land, air and noise pollution.  For example, the pure water is a scarce resource as there are several unregulated industries that dump pollutants into rivers and these actions go unnoticed.  There is local lobby to support such illegal acts and it is not easy for environmental supporters to seek justice in such instances. 

The same is the case with noise pollution.  In busy cities, the awareness levels are low but this coupled with the ineffective law enforcement leads to increased noise levels in major cities leading to high stress.  The justice system has failed to curb these high levels of noise and there is hardly any concern on how these noise levels affect the ecosystem around us.  The pollution as a whole has managed to increase the temperature by 0.57 degrees C for every 100 years and India has managed to secure third place as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases after USA and China. 

With isolated efforts from various groups and governments, India has managed to gain only very limited success in various environmental initiatives.  There is still a very long way to go but as the destruction of ecosystem continues to grow in rapid pace, the environmental justice has a long way to catch up. 

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