Not a single person in this village Tala of district Umaria opposes the destruction of forest through various ways by villagers.
I found Brick Kilns are the biggest destroyer of habitat for Tigers around Tala village of Bandhavgarh Ntl Park.
I was simply writing the letters to different authorities since last 10-12 years. I was supported by many prominent people in India like Mr Asad Rehmani, Bombay Natural History Society wrote a letter to authorities few months back but that too could not stop these Brick Kilns.
Some one suggested me to try Change.org so I did that too. Today I submitted a petition with more than 600 signatures to District Collector Umaria for action, as he is the sole authority of the district.
Apart from that I wrote another letter about those brick kilns. Which I am pasting below.
Please read.
I found Brick Kilns are the biggest destroyer of habitat for Tigers around Tala village of Bandhavgarh Ntl Park.
I was simply writing the letters to different authorities since last 10-12 years. I was supported by many prominent people in India like Mr Asad Rehmani, Bombay Natural History Society wrote a letter to authorities few months back but that too could not stop these Brick Kilns.
Some one suggested me to try Change.org so I did that too. Today I submitted a petition with more than 600 signatures to District Collector Umaria for action, as he is the sole authority of the district.
Apart from that I wrote another letter about those brick kilns. Which I am pasting below.
Please read.
To,
Date 28/09/2011
The
Collector
Umaria
District
Umaria
M.P. 484661
Subject :-
Regarding Brick kilns in village Tala
Dear Sir,
I am writing
this letter with a request to stop brick kilns using firewood in Tala village.
There are
folowing reasons for to stop these brick kilns in village premises.
1. Loss of
Agricultural Land - They use top soil of
Agriculutural land. This makes land infertile for a good production of any food
crop resulting reduction in food grain production in the country where
growing human population needs more food
for the survival.
2. Loss of
Forest - All these Brick kilns are for commercial use but they dont use
COMMERCIAL FUEL for commercial activity but instaead they use firewood to fire
the brick kilns. This firewood is brought from nearby forest, sometimes in the
shape of timber.
3. Loss of
Animals Corridor - This collection of firewood is affecting the nearby forest
of Tala village which acts as a Buffer zone and corridor for the animals of
Tala range of Bandhavgarh National Park. In last twenty years I have seen the
forest disappearing from surroundings of Tala village.
4. Loss of Fruit Crop - Smoke that comes out of
Brick kilns is Carbon mono Oxide thats more harmful to human and plant life
than Carbon di Oxide. All the fruit plants in the radius of 500 meters of any
Brick kiln looses a major share of their crop. In flowering season Bees and
other insects avoid these fruit trees for pollination due to heat. Brick kilns
raise the temperature of the immediate surroundings by 4-5 degrees. This sudden burst in the
temperature and constant blow of hot wind force pollinating insects to avoid these
trees at a crucial time. This means less pollination less crop so farmers
affects directly by this.
My request
is that these brick kilns needs to be out of village premises. These brick
kilns are destroying the forest by using firewood. When they all are selling
these bricks commercially than they should use commercial fuel for firing the
brick kiln.
Brick kiln
season is about to start so May I request you to please look in to the matter
to do the needful.
Yours
Sincerely.
Satyendra
Tiwari
Post and
Village Tala
Distt. Umaria.
M.P. 484661 