SUSTAINABILITY

There has been an indispensable relationship between man and his

surroundings since times immemorial. Man is dependent on his
environment for each and every little need of his. There has always been
a harmonius co-relation between man and his environment and this corelation has led to a balanced life on this planet. But since the advent of
industrial revolution the scenario has drastically changed. Slowly and
steadily the balance has shifted towards imbalance and the scales have
become heavier on the wrong side. Over a period of time there has been a
large scale degradation of our environment and in recent times it has
increased at an alarming rate. In the wake of development our
surroundings and our environment has been made to suffer. Due to this
slowly has crept in the concept of sustainable development which now has
turned out to be the need of the hour.
As per Wikipedia , sustainability means the ability to endure. But
frankly speaking there is no particular or a worldly accepted definition of
sustainability but just for records the United Nations has defined
sustainability as the ability of the present generations to meet their
needs without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet
their own needs. The most important reason for the development of the
need of sustainable development is development itself but development
is something which cannot be stopped and hence the concept of
sustainable development is of prime importance in todays context.
As a future technocrat and a responsible citizen of this world it is
my ethical and moral duty to contribute towards sustainability. As a
popular saying goes every good thing begins at home and sustainability is
no exception to it. Small things like switching off the lights and fans when
not needed , not leaving the tap open while brushing or any other activity
can largely help in sustainable development. These ethics may seem to be
very small in the first go but form a very important part of the larger
picture. I can also encourage and promote the use of non-conventional
and renewable sources of energy which are of prime importance as far as
sustainability is concerned. No big task can be achieved without involving
people into it. To achieve this I will try to work in co-ordination with
various NGOS and spread awareness among the people regarding the
need of sustainable development. I would also conduct some workshops in
the industries for the workers and industrialists in order to inculcate
among them the importance of sustainability and I will also suggest them
various ways in which they can contribute for the cause of sustainable
development. I will also advocate the need for including this in school

curriculum as this would lead to the development of a sense of

responsibility in people right from a young age.
Sustainable development is the need of the hour and it is important
for each one of us to realise its importance and act accordingly before it
is too late. Only combined efforts towards sustainability can get us out of
the soup we currently are in partly because of our ignorance.