மழையுள்ளபோதே பிடித்துக்கொள் - HARVEST WATER WHEN IT RAINS AND USE

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உலக சுற்றுச்சுழல் 
தின பேச்சு 

மழையுள்ளபோதே 

பிடித்துக்கொள்

HARVEST WATER  

WHEN IT RAINS AND  USE

தே .ஞானசூரிய பகவான்

(This is actually the content of my speech what I spoke in the 6 different schools of  Vaniambadi on WORLD  ENVIRONMENT  DAY (05.06.2016)

Dear  Children

I wish you all a very Happy  World  Environment  Day.   We all  assembled  here to celebrate  the  World  Environment Day. 

First of all  I  would like to thank the  School  authorities  to the confidence they have shown me.  They have entrusted  the  responsibility of addressing  you.

On June  5 th  of  Every Year  we are celebrating  as  World Environment Day since  1972.  The whole  world is  celebrating this day. 

On  behalf of all  the countries  in the world  the United  Nations Organization proposed this day  as  World  Environment Day  since 1972.  We too invite World   in  celebrating this day.

Bon  Hi  Moon, the Secretary of the United Nations Organization has  sent a Message  to  all.

The  People of the World  should  forget all their  differences and should work for the protection of the National  Resourses  and made  it  available  to the Next Generation.

The United Nations Organization will fix the Theme for the World Environment Day every year.

We are supposed to discourage by ILLEGAL Hunting  and Trade  of  Wild Lives.

People think Wild life means only animals. But it’s a common name for both. Animals  as well as  Plants.

                      

The United  Nations  Organization has  also developed a slogan for this World Environment Day 2016.   ‘Go  Wild  To  Life’   This is actually  the slogan  for this  World  Environment  Day.  In Tamil  Slogan  means  “kosham”  alias  Punch  Dialogue.  So that you can  Understand  easily.

“நான் ஒரு தடவை சொன்னா நூறு தடவை சொன்ன மாதிரி” It’s a very popular punch dialogue of Rajini.

Like this    “Go  Wild  To   Life”  is  the  Kosham  for World  Environment Day 2016.

I have Translated   this Slogan in Tamil also.  So that You  can  understand  easily. 

 “கொல்லாதே கொல்லாதே 

 வனஉயிரைக் கொல்லாதே  !

செய்யாதே செய்யாதே 

வன உயிர் வியாபாரம் 

செய்யாதே !"

Laws to prevent Hunting and trading of Wild Lives all over the World.  Legal restrictions are there all over the World. Legal  prohibitions are there all over the World. There is control for  Killing  and  Trading  of  Wild  Lives all over the World. Even  then Wild life   things are transported   all over the World..

In India as well as Tamil Nadu similar illegal activities are going on     like 

Smuggling of Sea Turtles

Illegal cutting Sandal Wood

Illegal selling of sandal wood

Illegal Hunting of Sand in Snakes 

and trading of Sand in Snakes (Mannulli Pambu)

Illegal Killing of Elephants 

Illegal trading of  Ivories.

Illegal Cutting of Semmaram

Illegal selling of Semmaram

With this continuous hunting and trading, certain wild species are becoming extinct. Such wild lives are announced as endangered wild lives.

Two  species  of Rinoceros.  

Javan Rhinoceros  and  Western   Black  Rhinoceros.  

Also  Great apes and  Helmetted  Hornbills, a bird.   

Penguin and   certain Orchid  Flowers  

All are announced as Endangered  species  of  the  World.

One of the African country Angola  is  announced as the    host  country     by  United   Nations  Organization for this World Enviroment day of 2016.   In African countries,  particularly  Elephants  are  killed  in  thousands for their Ivories. And Rhinoceros are  being  killed for their  Horns.

Let  us  see,  How  things  are  going on  in  India to protect the wildlives?   We  have  400  Numbers  of  Wild  life  Sanctuaries  and  80  Numbers of  National Parks.

Wild Life  Sanctuary  means  a  protected  place.  No one can enter into that area without the permission of the Forest officials.  No one can harm the Animals  and Plants inside the sanctuary.

We have six Prominent   Wild  Life  Sanctuaries  in Tamil Nadu .     Guindy  and  Vedanthangal are situated  near  Chennai .     Mudumalai  and  Anaimalai  are  located in  the  Western parts of  Tamil Nadu .    Kalakkadu Mundanthurai  and  Kodiyakkarai  are in the  southern  parts of  Tamil Nadu.

Tigers, Elephants,  Leopards,  Bison,  Deer,  Bears,  Wild  Pigs,   Snakes,  Monkeys,   Squirrel,   are the major wild lives of  Tamil Nadu.

Snow  Leopards,  Bengal Tiger,  Asian lion,  Pink  Frogs,  Giant  Squirrels,  Giant  Fruit  Bats,  Great  Apes,  King  cobra,  Asian Leopards, Pink  Headed  Ducks  are   the major endangered  wild lives of  India.

I can say  majority of tree  species might be  brought  under endangered  wild lives of India.

Why these animals are  Hunted  and  Traded ? For money.  For personal benefits. For profit making. For time pass too.

Rats  and  Water  Dogs  are killed for the soft Fur skins.    Snakes,  Tigers,  and Deers  for skins.  Black  Monkeys  and  crocodiles for medicines.   Elephants for   Ivory. Rhinoceros for horns.  Several  animals are Hunted and killed for  various other  purposes also.

I am proud to say this information, India is the First  country in the World, which enacted  a law  to protect  the Wild Lives legally, in the Year  1887.

Dear children, I want to ask you, what is Environment  ?

In brief,  we can say,  the  living and  non-living things   around us  are  Environment”

Now I  wish to tell  you,  that  water is  one of the very scarce commodity, not only in India, but all over the World. The problem is local  as well as Universal. 

With reference to this day,  My message  to you is  “HARVEST WATER  WHEN IT RAINS AND  USE”.  That  will  solve  all the  water problems.    I can say that alone can solve all our Water  Problems.

Water is the most scarce  commodity  in the world . At the same time,  water is  the only resource available in abundant.  But the availability of water  for our use  is  very  limited.

Out of the  total available water in the  World ,   97 %   is  Sea  water.  Rest  of  2 %  is , water  in the form  of  Ice .  Only one persent  is  available  for  our use. For  Agriculture.   For Industrial  use.  For House hold   purposes.  For  drinking etc.

In India  our  annual  average rainfall  is 1250  mm.  Out of this 85 -  90  %  of the water  goes into the sea   without  any  use. 

In Tamil Nadu  the average  Rainfall is  970 mm.   In  Vellore the average Rainfall is around  948.7 mm. 

Whereas  the annual average  Rainfall  of the World countries  is  only 840 mm.  The world’s most wettest  place  is  Sirapunji.  The  first plasc    of  sirapunji  is recently taken by  Mansiram.    The annual averge  rain fall of  Mansiram is  11,782  mm.  Both the Places are located in India only. 

Hence  I   can say  India is the  one of the rich rainfall country in the World Whatever the water problems exist is manmade.

I remember the poem  in Tamil.  I do not know, Who is the author?   This  is one of the excellent Poem.  It depicts the density  and intensity  of the  problem.

  

“என் தாத்தா ஆற்றில் நீரை பார்த்தார்

என் தந்தை கிணற்றில் நீரை பார்த்தார்

நான் குழாயில் நீரை பார்த்தேன் 

என் மகன் பாக்கட்டில் பாட்டிலில் நீரை பார்த்தான்

என் பேரக்குழந்தைகள் எப்படி நீரை பார்ப்பார்கள் ?"

 “My grandpa seen water in river

 My Father saw water in wells

I have seen water coming in pipes

My kids have seen water

Selling in Pockets and bottles

My grand children

Could they see water what it is ?”

Roof Water Harvesting

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