कुरुक्षेत्र - प्लास्टिकचा वापर टाळण्यासाठी देशभरामध्ये विविध अभियान राबवले जात आहेत. हरियाणामधील एका युवा गटाने प्लास्टिकच्या बॅगपासून कासव तयार केला असून लोकांना प्लास्टिक न वापरण्याचा संदेश दिला आहे.
नो टू सिंगल यूज प्लास्टिक : प्लास्टिक मुक्तींचा संदेश देणाऱ्या हरियाणाच्या ऋतुची प्रेरणादायी कहाणी
प्लास्टिकचा वापर करून तयार करण्यात आलेल्या कासवाची लांबी 23 फूट असून रुंदी 6.6 एवढी आहे. शहरातील विद्यार्थिनी ऋतु हीने एनआयसीच्या 100 युवकांना सोबत घेऊन कासव तयार केला आहे. ऋतुने आंतरराष्ट्रीय विद्यापीठातून पर्यावरण संशोधन विषयात मास्टर्स केले आहे.
ऋतुच्या वडिलांचा कर्करोगाने मृत्यू झाला. त्यानंतर तीने कर्करोगाला सर्वांत मोठे कारण ठरणाऱ्या प्लास्टिकविषयी लोकांना जागरूक करण्याचा संकल्प केला. तीच्या टीमेने प्लास्टिकपासून बनलेला हा सर्वांत मोठा कासव असल्याचा दावा केला असून त्यांनी जागतिक विक्रम नोंदवण्यासाठी अर्ज केला आहे. दरम्यान सिंगापूरमध्ये २१ एप्रिल २०१२ ला प्लास्टिकपासून ऑक्टोपसची एक आकृती बनविली गेली होती. सध्या त्या आकृतीची विश्वविक्रमात नोंद आहे. हा कासव ऑक्टोपस रेकार्ड तोडण्यासाठी आणि प्लॅस्टिकचा वापर न करण्याच्या संदेश देण्यासाठी तयार केली आहे.
कासव एक जीव आहे. जो पाणी आणि जमिनीवर राहू शकतो. कासवाचे आयुष्य जवळपास 300 वर्ष असते. मात्र प्लास्टिकचा वापर आणि त्याचे दुष्परिणाम पसरले आहेत. त्यामुळे कासवाची आयुष्यदेखील कमी झाले आहे, असे ऋतुने सांगितले. ऋतुने उचललेले पाऊल नक्कीच प्रंशसनीय आहे.
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Haryana: Plastic turtle gives message to avoid single-use plastic
Kurukshetra: In Haryana's Kurukshetra, a team of youth gave a message to the country and the world to make single-use-plastic-free by creating a giant turtle from 87 thousand and 297 used plastic bags. The plastic turtle measured 6.6 feet high and 23 feet long.
Ritu, a student from Kurukshetra has prepared this turtle in collaboration with 100 other youths of NIC. After completing her graduation, Ritu has done post-graduation from Nalanda International University in Environmental Research. She has been working on a project to establish effects of climate change, environment and pesticides on human health.
In fact, Ritu's father died of cancer. After which she pledged to make people aware to eliminate one of the biggest causes of cancer.
The remarkable thing is that the shape of the turtle made by Ritu's team was made out of only used carry bags and thin plastic. The team involved describes it as the largest shape made of used-plastic. The team has also applied to claim for the world record.
Earlier on 21 April 2012 in Singapore, an octopus statue was made from used plastic which is also a world record. The statue of this turtle was created to break that record and to spread the message of not using plastic.
Ritu, on selecting the turtle to spread the message, said that the turtle is an organism that can live in both water and on land and has a life span of around 300 years. But the use of unbridled plastic and its side effects have spread so much that now the age of turtles has also reduced to a very low level.
Ritu said that not only human beings and animals, whether they are living on earth or living in water, no one is able to avoid the ill effects of plastic.
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Kurukshetra, Haryana
VO: In Haryana's Kurukshetra, a team of youth gave a message to the country and the world to make single-use-plastic-free by creating a giant turtle from 87 thousand and 297 used plastic bags. The plastic turtle measured 6.6 feet high and 23 feet long.
GFX: A team of youth make giant turtle from 87 thousand and 297 used plastic bags
GFX: The plastic turtle measured 6.6 feet high and 23 feet long
Ritu, a student from Kurukshetra has prepared this turtle in collaboration with 100 other youths of NIC. She has also been working on a project to establish effects of climate change, environment and pesticides on human health.
GFX: Ritu has prepared this turtle in collaboration with 100 other youths
In fact, Ritu's father died of cancer. After which she pledged to make people aware to eliminate the one of the biggest causes of cancer.
Byte (05:20min to 06:12min): Name: Ritu
designation: Student
Byte translation: "Unfortunetly, my father died of cancer and plastic is one of the major causes of cancer so this inspired me to do this. We want to give a message on behalf of a turtle that even the creature which can live for hundreds of years inside water, and on land is not safe now due to the pollution spread by polybags in the environment."
The remarkable thing is that the shape of the turtle made by Ritu's team was made out of only used carrybags and thin plastic. The team involved describes it as the largest shape made of used-plastic. The team has also applied to claim for the world record.
GFX: Team involved describes it as largest shape made of used-plastic
GFX: The team has also applied to claim for the world record
An ETV Bharat report
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