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Manish GajbhiyeAurangabad, May 21:In the recent times, several ecological changes have beenexperienced on the earth. The ecological cycle is changing due to the globalwarming. The invisible microbes are attacking human lives. Theenvironmentalists have opined that it is the effect of the destruction of thebio-diversity and man is solely responsible for it. On the occasion of theInternational Bio-diversity Day on May 22, it is important that we shouldconsider our role in the preservation of the earth and consider that “we arepart of the solution for nature”, which is also the theme of the day.Man has destroyed forest for his benefit but has not optedfor alternatives for huge deforestation. Highways are being constructed for whichlarge area of forest land is being used. Presently, Four major highways aregoing along with the Aurangabad city including Samruddhi, Dhule – Solapur Highway,Aurangabad – Jalgaon and Aurangabad – Paithan. As per the guidelines, it ismandatory to utilized one percent amount of the total cost of the highway onrestoring the destructed trees. However, the there are no such measures takenaround the city either to plant new trees or to translocate, theenvironmentalists alleged.Environmentalist, Dr Kishor Pathak said that approximately3.25 lakh trees have been cut, 25 hillocks destroyed while 4 mountains havebeen bored for the construction of the highways. These have destroyed thenatural habitants of the animals, birds, insects, microbes, reptiles and othercreatures. Last year, 36 pythons were rescued which had lost their naturalhabitat. Similarly, the contaminated water input from the drainage andcompanies at the Salim Ali Lake and Sukhna Rivers has endangered the aquaticbiodiversity. Several species of water plants, algies, fishes, migratory birds,snakes, spiders, insects, moths and others have been endangered due to it, heclaimed.Recently, the incidents of forest fires occurred in thedistrict. The forests areas at Gautala, Patnadevi, Ajanta, Sarola, Mhaismal,Soyegaon, Satara, Deolai Mountains, University area caught fire in the past fewmonths.Divisional Forest Officer, Wild Life Division, Aurangabad, VN Satpute said that mostly the forest fires are not natural but are man-made.People going for the call of the nature in the forests and leaving the bidiesand cigarettes lighten or by the sparkle of the vehicles. Hence, the fireincidents mostly occur in the forests near the villages or near highways anddense forest areas are not affected by it. The grass in the rocky area burnquickly during summer. However, there have been no reports of the lost ofanimals in these fire incidents, he said.

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