How was the environment treated earlier? Discuss the change in perception with time.

● Earlier the environment was treated as a free entity.

● Anybody could pollute the air or the water without any restriction.

● The health of the people was completely ignored.

● This led to several diseases at a severe level in the country.

● It was only after the Bhopal Gas tragedy that the issue of environment pollution came into focus.

● Now the perception has been changed completely.

● The government has taken serious effort to enforce safety laws.

● The people have also realized the importance of the same.

● There has been an increase in awareness of a clean environment.

● The court has given many laws for the protection of the environment.

● The violators of these laws are punished accordingly.

● The government can either punish them or charge a fine on them.

● It also provides incentives to those companies who use renewable sources of energy in their production process.

● The use of recycled products is encouraged.

● The concept of planting more trees is popular now.

● A greater number of environmental campaigns and efforts are being put by the people at an individual level as well.