Is there a parallel
?
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In India , some 6 lakh persons
die premature deaths each year due to air
pollution
And 10 lakh suffer same
early death each year due to tobacco use
To reduce air
pollution , many countries are planning to phase out petrol / diesel
vehicles and phase-in, electric vehicles , such as :
*
UK………………. 2040
· Scotland……..
2032
· France………..
2040
· Norway……….
2025
· Austria……….
2025
· Netherlands.
2030
· China……….
2030
· Finland…….
2030
· India……….
2030
Hopefully , soon after 2030 ( 13 years from now ) , those 6
lakh premature deaths in India will come down drastically – all due to
public hue and cry and admirably rapid response from our Policy Makers (
especially , Shri Nitin Gadkariji )
But I don’t find similar “ sense of urgency “ from the concerned
ministers , in respect of premature deaths due to tobacco-related causes !
If anything , matters seem to be getting worse , if one reads following news
reports which appeared in papers :
Why cannot we plan to phase out all tobacco usage in next 15 / 20 years , in much the same way , we
are planning to phase out petrol / diesel vehicles ?
While introducing a bill to ban petrol / diesel cars
from California by 2040 , here is what Assembly Member , Phil Ting said :
“ Until you set a deadline, nothing gets
done,” Ting told Bloomberg. “ It’s responsible for us to set
a deadline 23 years in advance. ”
As far back as Aug
2013 , I suggested such a 20 year “ Phase
Out “ for tobacco ( 2013 – 2033 )
, in my following blog , detailing very
specific steps / bench marks :
It is a pity, no citizen is asking the
politicians :
“ When will you include this plan in
your Poll Manifesto ? “
09 Dec 2017
www.hemenparekh.in
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