INDIAN CITIZENS HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIFE UNDER ARTICLE 21 OF CONSTITUTION
The right to life has been interpreted to include the right to live in a pollution-free environment.
Every day millions of people in our cities suffer from the effects of air pollution...
....eye infections, asthma, bronchitis, coughs, cardiac arrests, skin infections, cancer.
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Because
blackdot.gif (329 bytes) Vehicle manufacturers use polluting technology
blackdot.gif (329 bytes) Refineries produce poor quality fuel.
blackdot.gif (329 bytes) There are no reliable public transport systems in megapolises
blackdot.gif (329 bytes) Traffic management is poor.
blackdot.gif (329 bytes) Vehicle maintenance laws are poor, and do not include exhaust emissions as a parameter.
Because you don't care enough...
After fifty years of freedom, demand your right to clean air
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...the Ministry of Environment and Forests set definite air quality goals, and work towards them. You need proof that the measures being taken to control pollution are going to lead somewhere
...the pollution control boards keep you clearly informed of the pollutants in the air, and the threats you face because of them
...the Ministry of Surface Transport regularly tighten emission norms. Manufacturers who produce polluting vehicles should be taxed higher.
...the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas produce better quality fuel
...the Ministry of Health conducts studies to study the precise health effects of air pollution
...the state governments provide better public transport
Above all, demand transparency from government when standards are set and policies implemented.
For more information on how your right to life is violated and What you can do,
get a copy of:
SLOW MURDER:
the deadly story of vehicular pollution in India
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