COVID-19: Yes, it has impacted positively too!

             

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Who does not like beauty and if beauty is natural, it becomes even more beautiful. It's god gifted.The beauty of nature depends on biodiversity, where everything needs to be in a balanced. If the balanced is disturbed, then natural disasters will hit. Often, we like to visit in holiday at hill stations like Kullu, Manali, Shimla, Kashmir, Ooty. Have you ever wondered, why we always wish to visit such places? Yes, because of its natural beauty and clean environment.

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Increasing population and global warming have forced the whole world to think about environment protection/conservation for present of future. Today, I am trying to keep the effect of COVID-19 on the environment.  Probably you remember that day of 22 March 2020, when Hon'ble Prime Minister announced LOCKDOWN in the whole country. People stopped leaving homes only move to take the essential goods for a short time.When people do not leave the houses, how will the vehicles be seen on the streets?

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Our environment was more polluted by the smoke emanating from trains, public transports, ships, factories. But,  during this COVID-19 panademic, its quantity was definitely reduced. Due to social media, people of many states have seen the mountains located far away from their homes.

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Positive impacts of COVID-19 on environment-

Some of the major impacts on the environment due to COVID-19 are: -

(1.) Effect of poisonous gases reduced

(2.) The temperature of the atmosphere decreased

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(3.) The atmosphere is now purified

(4.) Increased purity of water

(5.) The water of rivers, ponds and lakes became very clear.

(6.) Roads is now cleaned 

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According to the Wikipedia website, in this LOCKDOWN, carbon gas in Wuhan city of China decreased by 25% and nitrogen oxide by 50%. These two are very toxic gases.As per CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) guidelines and as per their  published data the percentage of PM 2.5, PM 10,SO₂  and NO₂ (Given in IS Code-5182) is reduced in each and every city.In this site also mentioned researchers and officials have also called for biodiversity protections to form part of COVID-19 recovery strategies.

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Meanwhile, people also contributed significantly to environmental protection by planting trees everywhere. During Unlock 1.0 itself, on 5 June 2020 (known as"World Environment Day"), people planted trees in different places and inspired others for the same. This is a really good initiative.

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But the question arises whether we are able to bring the cleanliness of the environment back only in the lockdown period or we always have to maintain this natural beauty and balance? It's  depend only and only on the thinking of human, because all of us are the protectors of the environment.

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Is your opinion is same or differ from mine? Please comment your views in the comment section.

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Written By-  

Ritesh Raj 

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