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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Monday, November 5, 2007
Anti-Cracker Campaign
"Stop or reduce quantum of bursting crackers" 
Diwali is round the corner and people must be busy shopping for clothes, sweets, candles, diyas and other puja materials at a feverish pace. But the shopping list also include crackers. This is a point to ponder for our public, which should be made aware of the ill-effects of bursting crackers during a festival associated with joy, peace and prosperity.
Though there are many NGOs,TV campaign,Schools, thriving hard to Educate the Children,yet Many People ignore the aftermaths of bursting crackers.Every Year people buy crackers worth 700 crores.And secondly Cracker Manufacturing involves child Labour,which effectively means we could have built 100 Primary schools!
We are not totally against bursting crackers.But there are few regulations,to be followed strictly!.Unfortunately "We" dont bother..:(
Order of Hounarable Supreme Court
1)Banned the manufacture of any cracker, which emits sound of 120 decibels and above, the sound made by a jet taking off five feet away.
2)The order asked manufacturers to print details of chemical composition of the crackers as well as the date of manufacture
3)Ban on Child-Labour
But........
The sound levels of Different Crackers were recorded:
Atom Bomb - 144.9db
Serial Cracker - 142db
Thunderbolt - 140db
Kingfisher Shell - 141db
Hydro Bomb - 122db (Source: NDTV)
Also,Medical experts say that high decibel levels can cause hearing damage, which can be permanent. It can also lead to an Increase in the blood pressure and cause seizures and convulsions in young children and the elderly.
Do we really bother while buyin the crackers? But we certainly do while Buying Medicine!
Finally...Diwali should not be associated with crackers. It should be celebrated with sweets, lights and colour. We should remember people who have sacrificed their life for the country and donate money towards some social cause instead of wasting it on crackers.
Wishing you all Happy and Safe Deepavali
Cheers,
Ramanujan
Sudheer Keshav
Diwali is round the corner and people must be busy shopping for clothes, sweets, candles, diyas and other puja materials at a feverish pace. But the shopping list also include crackers. This is a point to ponder for our public, which should be made aware of the ill-effects of bursting crackers during a festival associated with joy, peace and prosperity.
Though there are many NGOs,TV campaign,Schools, thriving hard to Educate the Children,yet Many People ignore the aftermaths of bursting crackers.Every Year people buy crackers worth 700 crores.And secondly Cracker Manufacturing involves child Labour,which effectively means we could have built 100 Primary schools!
We are not totally against bursting crackers.But there are few regulations,to be followed strictly!.Unfortunately "We" dont bother..:(
Order of Hounarable Supreme Court
1)Banned the manufacture of any cracker, which emits sound of 120 decibels and above, the sound made by a jet taking off five feet away.
2)The order asked manufacturers to print details of chemical composition of the crackers as well as the date of manufacture
3)Ban on Child-Labour
But........
The sound levels of Different Crackers were recorded:
Atom Bomb - 144.9db
Serial Cracker - 142db
Thunderbolt - 140db
Kingfisher Shell - 141db
Hydro Bomb - 122db (Source: NDTV)
Also,Medical experts say that high decibel levels can cause hearing damage, which can be permanent. It can also lead to an Increase in the blood pressure and cause seizures and convulsions in young children and the elderly.
Do we really bother while buyin the crackers? But we certainly do while Buying Medicine!
Finally...Diwali should not be associated with crackers. It should be celebrated with sweets, lights and colour. We should remember people who have sacrificed their life for the country and donate money towards some social cause instead of wasting it on crackers.
Wishing you all Happy and Safe Deepavali
Cheers,
Ramanujan
Sudheer Keshav
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