While we breathe in heavy dirt and air full of toxins, we can take our times to remind ourselves of our own sins. For what went wrong in the history of Earth and exactly, since when?
The air to breathe is supposed to keep us alive, rather it is only taking us closer to a slow death.
The world and country have talked enough of why this happens every year in winters and how can it be curbed, alas, with no effect in reality.
But even when no authority offers us a way out, statistics depict a clear story.
The World Air Quality Report and the Water quality Index (WQI) all show India in bad light, i.e., 22 of the 30 top polluted cities are in India and it ranks 120th out of 122 in WQI, respectively.
Anyways, this indicates a deeper problem, something caused out of unchecked Urbanization, unsustainable agriculture devoid of better technology, regressive Industries, lack of necessary waste management etc.
What can we possibly eliminate first?
In the report submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on behalf of India by Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MOEFCC), power generation with a share of 44%, has emerged as the biggest culprit.
This happens to be troublesome as this is mostly sourced from fossil-fuels, in India as well. However, with proper impetus to solar and wind energy generation, this can be corrected.
In this light, Prime Minister Modi has promised half of India’s energy to be sourced from renewable by 2030, at COP26 Glasgow. However, we will need to up the ante. For that we have to change our limited approaches.
Currently, the solar companies focus on setting up solar parks or windmill farms only on degraded or less fertile lands utilizing this resource for renewable energy production.
And these tracts remain committed to solar energy for the next 25 years.
But to increase the land under use, we can stretch this model to even farmlands or the fertile lands, in close association with other crops.
For this arrangement to work well, the solar panels are to be fixed at 10 feet above the ground with an adequate spacing between them so that enough sunlight can fall over plants to grow.
Also, solar panels and shades can provide an excellent shade to plants or crops those do not need direct sunlight.
This can become a ‘third crop’ for farmers, yielding additional income as well as produce more renewable energy for the planet. With every watt generated here, there is lesser watt produced using coal, with a systematic approach therein.
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