Well, well, well!
I never even imagined in my wildest dreams that I would ever utter such a thing in my lifetime, but here I go:
Bravo, NGT, Bravo!!!
Finally, someone in this country has the guts to take the bull by the horns, and go after one of the primary sources of filthy, despicable & satanic particulate matter that is destroying not only the atmosphere, but also the lungs, respiratory systems & bloodstreams of kids, the elderly and indeed every other human being & animal, and the very planet itself!
I truly appreciate this wholly practical, completely far-sighted and thoroughly intelligent move by the NGT to clean up the utterly unbreathable and downright poisonous air in Delhi.
Take a bow, NGT! Well done! Fantastic!
Despite my heartfelt appreciation and thorough praise for this move by the NGT, I seriously doubt this is going to be implemented. And there lies the sad part. Why do I say this?
Simple! It's because of
the diesel lobby. The sheer influence they wield on the powers-that-be in this country simply CANNOT be underestimated! Only a fool would think the vicious
diesel lobby (that literally has the powers-that-be of this country in its stinking pockets) is going to take this NGT ruling lying down. No, they certainly won't!
Money is surely going to be spent like water, I say. Sacks and sacks of high denomination rupee notes are getting prepared even as I type this, I'm absolutely sure of that.
These sacks of lucre are going to be thrown left, right and centre by
the diesel lobby. Politicians, bureaucrats, judges, lawyers, self-styled "environmentalists" and "scientists" - you name it - a whole load of people are going to benefit monetarily and materially very soon. Every trick in the book - legal or illegal, ethical or unethical, clean or dirty - will be employed by
the diesel lobby to ensure that this praiseworthy move of the NGT (that affects no one other than
the diesel lobby, of course) is scuttled as soon as possible.
Oh! Did I forget to include journalists in that list? Ha, ha, ha! How can I do such a silly thing? Already, there are a few articles by these so-called journalists that describe how CO2 is such a "deadly pollutant", so much more deadly than the "absolutely harmless particulate matter and NOx", and how much more polluting petrol engines are, as they emit more CO2 than diesel engines which are "being unfairly targeted", just because they emit more of the "fresher & cleaner than mountain air" substances like particulate matter and NOx.
Does it even strike such silly morons that pass off as journalists that
CO2 is emitted by their very nostrils each and every minute of their pathetic lives? Not only by themselves but also by every other human, animal and plant on this planet? Does it even strike such good-for-nothing journalists that
CO2 is a primary ingredient for photosynthesis by plants that is the basis of all life on this planet?
No, it certainly doesn't! CO2 is the most deadly pollutant on Earth, at least as far as such hopeless fellows are concerned. Particulate matter, NOx & SOx are so pure, so harmless and so greatly beneficial, that they ought to be classified as divine gifts to humankind and the planet, while emitters of the deadly CO2 must be eradicated totally (Lol!!!) If this is going to be the case, I hope those who classify CO2 as the most deadly pollutant on Earth eradicate themselves from the blue planet first, since there would be fewer emitters of the deadly CO2 once that is done!
I seriously hope the hon'ble SC backs this ruling by the NGT and forces the Delhi government to implement it. Remember the howls of protest and the dirty tricks that emanated from the very same
diesel lobby and those in its pay when the very same hon'ble SC went after the detestable filth-belching diesel commercial vehicles and forced the Delhi government to gradually convert them to CNG?
Who was affected by that? No one, other than the diesel lobby, and that too only temporarily. Who benefitted? The whole of Delhi, each and every born & unborn kid & senior citizen (especially) and indeed each and every human, animal and plant in and around Delhi. So yes, there is already this precedent that going after the emitters of filthy, obnoxious & stinking particulate matter, NOx and SOx has proven to be greatly beneficial to Delhi as a whole. Let the hon'ble SC not forget this great precedent, and how effective that move was in cleaning up Delhi's air at that time.
This time,
the diesel lobby will put up much more resistance than the last time around. No doubt about that! They may even get the vile
oil mafia (who they are in bed with, almost all the time) to continue to widen the fake, disgusting and artificial gap between the prices of petrol & diesel, by hook or crook, just like they did once both petrol & diesel prices became "de-regulated".
This move of the NGT is far more practical, far more easier to implement, far safer, far less corruption-inducing and most of all,
far more effective in combating pollution in Delhi than some wild, irrational, impractical, corruption-promoting and completely ineffective method like the odd-even stuff that is being proposed.
Respect to the NGT for such a far-sighted, courageous & effective move!
Go, NGT, go! Go after one of the prime emitters of the detestable filth that is particulate matter! I hope you succeed in this heroic crusade, at least for the sake of future generations of living beings, if not for the planet we all call home!