By Omotayo Edubi
The National Pollution Control Day is observed on December 2nd every year in India. The day is dedicated for the memory of those who lost their lives in the Bhopal Gas tragedy on the night of December 2nd and 3rd, 1984.
Many people died due to the poisonous gas Methyl Isocyanate, also known as MIC. The Bhopal gas tragedy is considered one of the biggest industrial pollution disasters.
According to the National Health Portal of India, every year around 7 million people globally die due to air pollution, 4 million of whom die from indoor air pollution.
The pollution level is so high that nine out of ten people globally do not have access to safe air. Notably, the pollutants present in the air are so tiny that they can pass through the mucus membrane and other protective barriers to damage the lungs, heart and brain.
Apart from the tragedy that happened, the day is also, a symbol of the deteriorating state of environment. It is a reminder for necessary steps to be taken in order for humans, animal and the environment to survive.
Human foot-print is turning out to be nothing but negative on the planet earth.
The pollution from any human activity is not only unpleasant to the planet but no rigorous measures are in place to control the damage caused.
Environmental pollution occurs as a result of human activity and the development that occurs when physical, biological and chemical agents are released to the environment in such quantities that the pollution adversely affects human health and damages the environment.
The major kinds of pollution are water pollution, soil pollution, air pollution and noise pollution.
