Dear Editor,
I want to publish my view through columns of your leading newspaper in Kashmir on India’s current heat plans. Below mentioned are my views on the subject:-
Cooling Plans Are Not Enough
India’s current heat plans are just for show. While the government calls heatwaves a disaster to get funding they only offer small fixes like water stalls. This ignores the millions of workers trapped in heat that is literally dangerous to the human body. We need a National Cooling Doctrine that makes safe indoor temperatures a basic right. We cannot just copy Western ideas. Our power grid only provides 60% of its capacity & our heat is more humid. We must enforce strict cooling rules for workplaces & use better tech like heat reflecting roofs. Simple advisories won’t save us. Without real structural change these official plans are just paperwork while the country burns.
VijayKumar H K
Raichur, Karnataka
Environmentalist
