More tipper lorries are in view in Thrissur roads now-a-days. Dailies report of a hectic sand mining in various places during the election phase.Seems to be true.
More lorries means more earth is being moved and dumped elsewhere. It cant be dumped everywhere but only to fill up wetlands and fallow paddy fields. Is filling up wetlands and paddy fields a wise move?
In a high rain fall area like Keralam, with its undulating terrain, whatever rain that falls will easily be drained into the sea thru our rivers. No matter how long does it rains. There should be some barrier to retain the water and allow it to seep down and quench the thirst of Mother earth. Paddy fields and wetlands were also doing this for us, so that we, did not feel the need to que up for drinking water. Now all has changed. V have learnt to que up.
No doubt we need to create infrastructure. We need to develop. But we cannot survive without drinking water. A balance has to be struck b/n developmental concerns and ecological sense. But when we indiscriminately mow down hillocks and fill up natural water harvesting structures like wetlands and paddy fields, we must understand that we are lacking ecological common sense!
By mowing down hillocks and men on its way, is the tipper lorry an another Frankenstein monster?
More lorries means more earth is being moved and dumped elsewhere. It cant be dumped everywhere but only to fill up wetlands and fallow paddy fields. Is filling up wetlands and paddy fields a wise move?
In a high rain fall area like Keralam, with its undulating terrain, whatever rain that falls will easily be drained into the sea thru our rivers. No matter how long does it rains. There should be some barrier to retain the water and allow it to seep down and quench the thirst of Mother earth. Paddy fields and wetlands were also doing this for us, so that we, did not feel the need to que up for drinking water. Now all has changed. V have learnt to que up.
No doubt we need to create infrastructure. We need to develop. But we cannot survive without drinking water. A balance has to be struck b/n developmental concerns and ecological sense. But when we indiscriminately mow down hillocks and fill up natural water harvesting structures like wetlands and paddy fields, we must understand that we are lacking ecological common sense!
By mowing down hillocks and men on its way, is the tipper lorry an another Frankenstein monster?
