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Global climate strikers send out message to govt

By CITY CORRESPONDENT

GUWAHATI, Sept 25 - The young climate strikers of Guwahati have taken to the streets to express their concerns and create awareness on environmental issues like illegal mining, Baghjan oil blowout, etc., through street art on the bank of Dighalipukhuri and a climate strike at Beltola on Friday.

The strikers under the banner of Fridays for Future, Guwahati � a people�s movement � staged a demonstration at Beltola holding placards and urging the government to pay attention and take effective action on the ever increasing cases of environmental negligence.

�It is high time we stood together for ourselves instead of debating all around to make sustainable shifts, hold authorities accountable, stand with the marginalized communities and do the needful,� Shivani Goyal of Fridays for Future said.

The strike is a part of the global climate strike.

�It is the 6th global climate strike here. The government has been trying to dilute many environmental laws via new drafts and amendments in eco-sensitive areas. With the recent EIA draft 2020, the government is trying to dilute the environmental laws by allowing post facto clearances, erasing the need of public hearing and more of such ways,� Shirshendu Sekhar Das said.

The young climate strikers are aiming at generating awareness about how the government has been trying to pave the way for private corporations, making it convenient for them to exploit eco-sensitive areas without environmental clearances.

�If we don�t stand for ourselves today, our future is doomed. And we are here on the streets to raise our concern and send a message to the authorities to take stringent actions against the companies and corporations which are violating environmental laws, leading to immense human suffering,� he added.

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