Urban Glimpses

I'm not a professional photographer, but these are some of my effort's that put to give people an idea about urban habitats and the vulnerability imposed on the urban poor due to various factors including those of climate change.

My habitat is small and crowded -- crumbling buildings, decaying infrastructure -- As many of you might know the increased intensity of floods in Mumbai and the stress it has imposed on water systems and sewerage -- this has resulted in not only hindrance of routine life but has also inflicted increased health vulnerability due to contamination of water and outbreak of water borne diseases.

These pictures were taken on April 22, Earth Day -- and I want to share these moments with you. I truly believe that through awareness and compassion, we as a youth can bring change.

Also see the following Pictures

Rohit (RIT)

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This Earth Day, learn some green tricks and listen to Mother Nature whisper…

April 22, 2009
Maharashtra Nature Park, Bandra
http://www.sproutsenvttrust.org/

Photographs by:
Rohit (RIT)
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Unknown Heroes of the Environment

We all tend to be indifferent for our environment... we exploit resources and do not think about the consequences resulting from it.

In my locality, I see people with very limited material resources... They use and reuse every bit in every form that can be imagined: WOOD and METAL for shelter; CLOTH for clothes... then again clothes... then smaller clothes...then as scrap for cleaning; PAPER for reading...then for wrapping and protection.

Bless the Raddiwalas of our locality who can stock anything for reuse.

All I can say is that people are thankful for everything they have and want to realize the best of everything they can without being wasteful.

They do not know about Climate Change and the hovering vulnerability it imposes on their shanty rickety houses and their lives. What they do know is that resources are precious and should be respected.

Let the learned and knowledgeable not ruin the lives of the poor through mindless wasteful and resource intensive ways of leading lives.

Can we ignore this...

Mumbai city...
A vast concrete jungle...
Ignored environment...
Ignored spaces...
Ignored faces...

About the photo compilation: The development around my locality (Samtanagar). The insufficient waste-management in the locality imposes health hazards, which are on an increase due to climate extreme events such as floods and heat waves.