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Environment and natural resources are often viewed almost exclusively from the ecological or the commercial point of view. The basic concern of human beings is forgotten. Environment is primarily people. It is the human element that gives meaning to ecology and the environmental question becomes relevant to society only to the extent that it is viewed in relation to the people who are affected by it. The main concern while studying the state of the environment has to be its relationship with the people who depend on it for survival. Based on the understanding of this relationship it becomes imperative to work for the restoration of a balance between nature and human needs.

Over the centuries human beings had learnt to live in harmony with nature. The environment had catered to people’s needs and them in turn, through various ways and that the environment was not destroyed. Thus through a judicious utilization of these resources, the appropriate equilibrium between resource availability and human needs was maintained. However, in the past few decades the overwhelming desire of industry to squeeze out profits from these limited and precious resources and their consequent commercialization have led to the loss of all vested interests in preserving this equilibrium. Today the trend seems to be one of indiscriminate over exploitation of these resources resulting in environmental deterioration.
 
Today, the reasons for environmental deterioration are deforestation, mining, power plants, pollution like; water pollution, air pollution, land pollution and the main reason is human beings. There is an old Indian saying:

“If you play around with nature
Nature will play around with you”

In today’s world, there is no proper maintenance of environment. So development has to be made immediately. If development is to have any meaning it can be done only within the framework of the people. In other words development acquires its full meaning and potential only when it is of the people, by the people and for the people.

Let us join our hands to save the environment.


- Laranzia Renit Ruby, Exco - Tamilnadu

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