environment I

few days ago my family & I went for a famous tourist spot in our country. it is a highland with few small towns.

the picture above shows a lake by the old main road. there are few outlets there selling fresh vegetables and fruits. there was a food outlet but it was closed. the lake is actually feeding an electrical power station. the lake was a major attraction then. few years ago I read about the lake was clogged with dirt. the culprit, the report said, was the extensive forest clearing to make way for commercial use. today the river is barricaded with construction hoarding. there is 'No Entry' sign. the view is blocked. the road in front of the picture is actually the path used by lorries that transporting dirt. may be they are digging out the dirt out of the lake. there is picturesque view no more. even some of the outlets are closing down including the only one which selling food. my plan to sip a hot fresh tea beside the lake was hold back.

thank to the development.

leptospirosis, environment

last Saturday my kids and I went to search for a recreational area last visited by me 25 years ago. we are commoner, so we need to go where commoners go. no Bahamas or the like. so I asked several people the route to the place. to my shocked one man told me that the place was closed due to the contagious of leptospirosis. later I got the information that the place was reopened after the disease was cured.

so we got there (as in picture). however I noticed that the water was not as clear as 25 years ago. there were people having their good time in the water though I was reluctant to let my kids to go into the water. there were plastic containers and other rubbish being dumped all over the place. the coolness was still there but so was the danger.

so once again human being are able to destroy their own planet. due to their inability to keep the world clean, the disease comes and kills. and how on earth human being prefer dirty water compare to clear water to dive in? my kids, who born just 15 years after my first and last visit to the place can no more cool themselves in the cold water. they just only 15 years late to be born.

people, help us all to help us all, including our kids. you don't need a damaged nuclear power plant to spoil the earth. you need just your hand.