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Mr. Shashi
Uttam of PatnaDaily.Com deserves appreciation on
the clarity of photographs coming up in the news
everyday. A. N. College, Patna I could observe
the only institution in Bihar which celebrated
Earth Day among the rest of the universities of
Bihar. I appreciate NSS wing for its active
participation in this endeavor.
The point which I would like to make - why April
22? What is the purpose of Earth Day, and how
did it start?
I have not seen any function on 22nd April in
Ontario when ozone depletion is at its climax
and people are taking all protective measures in
this direction.
The credit of Earth Day foundation goes to
senator Mr. Gaylord Nelson who wanted to put the
environment into the political “limelight” and
20 million people of America demonstrated their
support. This was a remarkable happening in the
history of democracy on April 22,1970. He spoke
on environmental issues to a variety of audience
in some 25 states. All across the country,
evidence of environmental degradation was
appearing everywhere and every one noticed
except the political establishment. The
environmental issue simply was not to be found
on the nation’s political agenda. The people
were concerned, but the politicians were not.
After President Kennedy’s intervention in the
summer of 1969 during anti-Vietnam
demonstration, a grassroots protest took place
on environment also. Nelson’s planning on Earth
Day was to show the political leadership of the
nation and there was broad and deep support for
the environment.
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