Maldives is a country having group of Islands in Indian Ocean and presently larger parts of the country are under threat of submergence in sea water due to climate change . Maldives is a small South Asian nation consisting of about 1200 coral islands with an average elevation of 1.5 metre . The important aspect of the scenario is that Maldivian President Mr. Mohammed Nasheed is looking out for an option to relocate some of the country's population to India . Though he has not made any official discussion on this issue with the Government of India yet the matter has been mentioned to Indian officials in regard to buying land in this country. At Toronto International Film Festival a documentary namely The Island President was demonstrated recently in which the President performed the lead role . The film focused on the danger faced by the country on account of Global warming leading to rising levels of Indian Ocean .
Once in a discussion with retd. Professor Shri Krishna Bihari Mishra , Magadh University , Bodh Gaya , Bihar I came to be revealed that the coastal areas of the world are under threat of submergence with sea water due to the rising phenomenon of Global Warming and if submerged totally there will be a 300ft. high water level on the ground . Some areas have started sinking .Others will start sinking in due course of time .
Have we ever thought why the global warming is taking place resulting in melting of glaciers across the world ? Perhaps No . Let us know and create awareness on this count . This is our bounden duty for survival . The factors responsible for global warming are rising carbon dioxide , carbon monoxide , sulphur dioxide , gasolene and CFCs etc. in our environment . All combined in atmosphere is causing increase in global temperature which is responsible for melting glaciers and consequently the rise in sea levels . It would be very pragmatic on our part if we reduce carbon contents in our atmosphere gradually . Some of the ways are minimum use of private vehicles and promotion of public transport , minimizing coal and woods for fuel purposes , use of safety tanks in place of open toilets in the villages , avoidance of cutting forests , proper plantation of trees in the vacant land , use of heat absorbing and insulating concrete materials , use of ACs and Freezes which emit less of CFCs even though they are a little bit costlier . Let us resolve to adopt all possible ways to minimize rising temperature in the biosphere .
Have we ever thought why the global warming is taking place resulting in melting of glaciers across the world ? Perhaps No . Let us know and create awareness on this count . This is our bounden duty for survival . The factors responsible for global warming are rising carbon dioxide , carbon monoxide , sulphur dioxide , gasolene and CFCs etc. in our environment . All combined in atmosphere is causing increase in global temperature which is responsible for melting glaciers and consequently the rise in sea levels . It would be very pragmatic on our part if we reduce carbon contents in our atmosphere gradually . Some of the ways are minimum use of private vehicles and promotion of public transport , minimizing coal and woods for fuel purposes , use of safety tanks in place of open toilets in the villages , avoidance of cutting forests , proper plantation of trees in the vacant land , use of heat absorbing and insulating concrete materials , use of ACs and Freezes which emit less of CFCs even though they are a little bit costlier . Let us resolve to adopt all possible ways to minimize rising temperature in the biosphere .
- SUDHANSHU KUMAR
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