Lockdown helped the environment to bounce back

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The environmental factors

Human beings have always been an injustice to nature. Transports, industry, power plants, and tourism affect the environment. At the same time, urbanization, industrialization, population, and plastic pollution is growing in large numbers. Deforestation and air pollution is increasing and causing a lot of damage to the environment. We don't think about how our love for artificial metals and plastics affects the environment.

The 'human impact on the environment has become the main topic of discussion for experts around the world. Lots of improvements in the field of medicine have reduced mortality. Incomes were increased not only in agriculture but also in industrial development. While all these positive things are happening, they are hurting the environment.

Nowadays, coal and fossil fuels for energy are other problems. If the more population, the more fossil fuels will be used by the people. The use of fossil fuels (such as oil and coal) releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the air. It is raising fears of the extinction of thousands of species.

Human beings need more open space, and much of that space is used for building colonies, agriculture, and industry. The impact of a growing population is more pronounced, resulting in a massive deterioration of the ecosystem. If there are not enough bushes and trees to filter the air, CO₂ levels rise, which is likely to damage every organism on Earth.

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Nature and human beings

Today the whole world is fighting against 'COVID-19. The time is not to think about it as an artificial disaster or natural. It's a time to re-emerge in the face of adversity. Today the world has experienced terrible consequences going against nature. Now, it's time to think about whether to go against nature or to achieve geographical, economic, and social development by adapting to nature.

Actually, nature doesn't need us, but we need nature. We became happy because of nature. The natural environment doesn't become happy because of us. So we must take care of nature for our happiness. We don't need to do anything for the natural environment. This process is done automatically.

When you plant some trees, you take photographs of it and show your work everywhere. But, when you cut down the trees, you don't think about what had you done. Then we try to cover up the obstacles by forwarding the name of development. We used to cut down some trees in the name of progress and spend lots of rupees on replanting trees. Nature must be expecting grace to keep it as it is, rather than doing it a favor to the environment.

If humans do not interfere with nature, then there is no need for us to bother about planting trees. The time has come to develop in harmony with nature rather than against nature. Better a poor horse than no horse at all. For this, the example of a Tsunami is enough to keep you quiet.

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 The environment during the lockdown period

While the world is struggling against 'COVID-19, at the same time environment has breathed a sigh of relief. Due to the lockdown factories were closed. Air pollution, leakage of poisonous air, and dumping of toxic substances were closed. Polluted water reaching the rivers was stopped. Vehicles on the road, dust pollution, air pollution, mining, and deforestation were closed. Zoos, parks, and tiger projects all were closed. Because of lockdown economic development was halted. But nature had breathed a sigh of relief. Lockdown has helped to improve the quality of cleanliness in every particle on the earth. Lockdown helped to improve the quality of clean air, clean rivers, and low noise pollution, orderly, and quiet wildlife.

We used to wake up hearing the loud noise of vehicles. But at the time of lockdown, we heard the chirping of birds after many days. We found animals and birds moving freely here and there. We saw the trees, bushes, flower plants, and grass at the side of the road. We see it always, but at the time of lockdown, their presence was quite different. This time, without showing their black faces, they showed their original forms. It was quite a very happy experience in their natural form.

‘COVID-19 held human breath, but nature breathed freely. Animals and birds were moving freely while enjoying their wildlife. They may have thought that 'Our time will come and now, really, their time had come. Now we need to imagine that there will be no time to think about nature like this. Nature has given us this experience, this opportunity to improve, to stop our hustle and bustle in the name of economic development.

Until now, animals were afraid to come in contact with humans, but now humans are scared of coming in contact with humans. If such crises continue to go against nature, then we have to decide whether it is in our favor to adapt and develop with the environment.

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Air pollution

Air pollution has detrimental effects on human health. Air pollution affects many respiratory diseases. For example, high blood pressure, asthma, pneumonia, lung cancer, heart attack, cognitive and mental illness. The only difference is that these diseases are not transmitted from one person to another as 'COVID-19.'

There was an unexpected drop in air pollution during the lockdown. All the people stayed in the house, so the animals and birds were getting the space they needed.

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Noise pollution

One of the most considerable pollutions is sound.  It disturbs everything in a calm and quiet atmosphere. Some sounds are annoying and distracting. The loud noise of vehicles disturbs periods of sleep, Sound of vehicles is a nuisance for children, the sick, and elderly people. Loud noise interrupts the concentration in the study.

Several studies have been conducted in different parts of the country to measure ambient noise levels. During the lockdown period, the pollution of noise has come down.

Some experts say that during this period, some birds spread their wings and breed in areas occupied by humans. Migratory birds have been found in large numbers returning to ponds and lakes. We saw some birds interacting with each other in a quiet atmosphere.

As the noise of tourists and vehicles decreased, the song of birds could be heard louder. Migratory birds can now fly freely without human intervention. Because of the lockdown, marine tourism was closed. Then we find some fish at the shore of the sea.

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Water pollution

Urbanization has increased tremendously in the last few decades. Due to industrialization, pollution in the rivers increased. Pollution degraded the water quality of many other rivers in the country, including the Ganga and Yamuna.

'The Namami Ganga' project has been undertaken by the Government of India under the Swachh Ganga Mission. They are trying to improve the water quality of the river Ganga.

During the Lockdown period, the water quality of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers improved significantly. Industries were closed in the lockdown period, and most of the industrial drains released into these rivers were also closed. The effect of the lockdown has improved the water quality of major rivers in India.

In the future, we will be able to stop the transmission of 'Covid-19'. We will be able to survive by filling the economic gap. We can do all this but remember, without hurting nature. The welfare of human beings is in it.

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Conclusion

In the period of lockdown, we see impacts on the air, water, and noise pollution, along with a variety of emissions, has been observed. The fact is that people who got used to the clean and fresh air, cluster water, cold weather, and clean atmosphere.

Awareness of knowledge, carbon is enthusiastic and less found. The positive environmental impact is temporary. After a few days, when the lockdown is unlocked, the pollution in the environment will increase more rapidly. So every person in society and the government should make an effort on how to reduce long-term pollution.

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