Environment has a very close relationship to health. By writing this blog, I am trying trying to say 'Clean, green leads to healthy'.
Lot of people do not realise that cleanliness does not mean merely cleanliness of their homes. For example, persons in Parle have now developed the habit of throwing garbage on footpaths, to keep their houses clean. I even had a conversation with a lady living in a neighbouring building- I discovered that she has as much right as me to throw garbage in the lane and she had to exercise that right.
Garbage stinks and stink can enter any house- even that which is far away. Dogs, cats, rats and flies attracted by garbage also can enter any house. There is currently a dengue epidemic raging in Vile Parle East. The filthy habits of Parlekars have caused this. While Parlekars have met even the Governor regarding cell phone tower threats, there is hardly any acknowledgment of the immediate danger due to garbage lying around.
Every few days we are treated to loud noises. Sometimes it is Ganpati, then Navratri. Soon it will be 'Majestic Gappa'. The songs and topics may be of interest to a minority of Parlekars; but the noise pollution is foisted on all. Since one person did it at one time, another reserves the right to do the same at some other time. In this 'an eye for an eye culture making the world blind', noise pollution has become a continuous feature of our suburb. Whereas majority of Parlekars are peace-loving and neither ever use loud speakers nor frequent programes where loudspeakers are used, they have to suffer noise pollution. A few persons, turn by turn harass the majority in the name of preserving culture and providing entertainment.
Pollution is insidious and is entering the average Parlekar's life slowly but surely. As a doctor, I can state with authority that every kind of mental and physical illness can increase due to environment factors. Individual efforts to keep our homes clean is not going to protect us from these effects. Would you like to continue suffering for the follies of your neighbours? Make a choice....
Lot of people do not realise that cleanliness does not mean merely cleanliness of their homes. For example, persons in Parle have now developed the habit of throwing garbage on footpaths, to keep their houses clean. I even had a conversation with a lady living in a neighbouring building- I discovered that she has as much right as me to throw garbage in the lane and she had to exercise that right.
Garbage stinks and stink can enter any house- even that which is far away. Dogs, cats, rats and flies attracted by garbage also can enter any house. There is currently a dengue epidemic raging in Vile Parle East. The filthy habits of Parlekars have caused this. While Parlekars have met even the Governor regarding cell phone tower threats, there is hardly any acknowledgment of the immediate danger due to garbage lying around.
Every few days we are treated to loud noises. Sometimes it is Ganpati, then Navratri. Soon it will be 'Majestic Gappa'. The songs and topics may be of interest to a minority of Parlekars; but the noise pollution is foisted on all. Since one person did it at one time, another reserves the right to do the same at some other time. In this 'an eye for an eye culture making the world blind', noise pollution has become a continuous feature of our suburb. Whereas majority of Parlekars are peace-loving and neither ever use loud speakers nor frequent programes where loudspeakers are used, they have to suffer noise pollution. A few persons, turn by turn harass the majority in the name of preserving culture and providing entertainment.
Pollution is insidious and is entering the average Parlekar's life slowly but surely. As a doctor, I can state with authority that every kind of mental and physical illness can increase due to environment factors. Individual efforts to keep our homes clean is not going to protect us from these effects. Would you like to continue suffering for the follies of your neighbours? Make a choice....
