What is Deforestation?

Stark Contrast: Result of Deforestation converted to Concrete Jungle

Blindly cutting down the trees in the forest and now in  the name of development, is this useful or moving towards disaster?

Cutting down the trees for development, is affecting the animals also. They are moving to the cities to look for their prey.. They are  attacking children, and people and entering many societies. If people do not notice them on time, there could be havoc. 

In my younger years when we visited  Pune, there were  so many trees on both  the sides of the roads and less traffic. We used to love walking on the streets. 

When we lived there in 90s, OMG! What an unimaginable change that city has become. Wherever we  went, we could see concrete jungle all over the city of a beautiful Pune, I have seen.

Recently when we visited  Pune  this February, we were shocked to see there are hardly any trees on the road side.

Yes, I agree as  the population is increasing tremendously and there is a need  of development, for more  schools, colleges, hospitals and Airports and Rail lines.

So land acquiring is a must and for this,  some cutting down of forest and trees in the cities is needed.

Now flyovers and Metros are sprouting up in many many cities and a lot of trees are being cut and due to this…

  • Inconvenience is caused  to school going children  as they get struck by the  traffic.
  • Inconvenience  to the elders crossing the road.
  • Ambulance get struck in traffic and many  patients loose their life.
  • People miss their  flights and get depressed.

In conclusion, it is upto us to decide this deforestation for development is justified or not?

It could be Yes or No 

Individual choice.

Yes sadly  many village people are relocated and they are paid amount for that.

Development is needed, and many advantages and disadvantages one  has to face.

We have to be ready for good and bad effect on cutting trees.

These are my personal observation and it may vary from people to people.

People  do protest when trees are cut but  slowly it dies down  and they take it as it is needed for development 

Due to cutting of trees the water level in underground  lessens and due that water problems  arise.

The Global  warming is  talked about. 

All due to the  change made in nature by humans.

Let us save  our Earth!

Poornima Sivaraman 


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6 responses to “What is Deforestation?”

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      Thank you

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      Tks

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