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World

Environment Day

For healthy living, environment plays an
important role. World Environment day is
celebrated to spread awareness about the
challenges, to encourage people to take
action and to protect the environment.
Vakkom Moulavi Foundation Trust in
association with IEEE Power and Energy
Society and IEEE Life Members Affinity
Group celebrated World environment day
on 06 June, 2019. Prof.V. K. Damodaran,
Dr. T. Sabu (Head -Projects, Centre for
Environment & Development Studies and Dr.
K. Soman (Former Head Resource Analysis
Division, National Centre For Earth Science
Studies) talked on the theme of the World
Environment Day -2019 ‘Air Pollution”. Prof.
V. K. Damodaran in his introductory speech
stated that globally 92% of people are living
by inhaling air pollutants. According to
World Health Organisation, in many cities
the pollution level has risen 5 times the
acceptable standards of pollution.
Dr. T. Sabu described how air pollution
would become a major threat to big cities in
India on a scientific basis and importance
of controlling the production of carbon
dioxide which is at present possible only
by focussing on different ways of reducing
carbon footprint in nature. He also mentioned services by humans so as to reduce harmful emissions
that climate change can be controlled by in the environment, protection of forests, reconfiguration
planting suitable trees like Mango trees, of employment to other sectors other than automobiles.
Nerium Oleander that can absorb carbon The panellists suggested developing public -private
dioxide & carbon monoxide, Cassia Fistula partnership of government, NGOs, private firms and the
(Kanikonna). He stated that Tamarind will other social groups such as youth clubs, environment
absorb sound and hence will reduce sound protection clubs etc to change the awareness
pollution. programmes to action programmes where in policies
Dr. K. Soman described some ways to and action for change can brought in.
reduce air pollution such as reducing
carbon foot print, appropriate utilization
of alternative renewable energy, shared
transport, controlled use of other goods &
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