A cracker-free Diwali, maybe?by | 14-11-2015 01:08 |
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Diwali is a festival of lights and the symbol of victory of good over evil. Indians celebrate this festival with great enthusiasm and cheerfulness. But, the purity and spirit of this festival is overcome by the huge amount of pollution caused by the bursting of crackers by people of all age- young, and old. You can see little girls and older women standing around and lighting various kinds of crackers on this occasion. So, this is a very common practice done by Indians in this festival. The amount of noise pollution triggered by the crackers not only hurts human ears, but, also harms the animals and scares them, especially the stray dogs- which are in a large number in India. It is a reason for hypertension, stress, headache and other problems. Not only noise pollution, but, also air pollution is a side effect of bursting the colourful crackers. It is very difficult to describe the scene of night night sky after the firework show is over. It is just frightening. Patna, my city, is the second-most-polluted in India after the capital city New Delhi. It's very alarming and sad. |
