Summary:
That is why, the responsibility of making environment an important issue in poll discourse is also ours.” All of us need to ask our politicians about their commitment for the environment and concrete steps that they intend to take to safeguard it. If natural disaster strikes, it is we who will have to bear the maximum brunt of it. This is necessary for the sake of our melting glaciers and polluted rivers. Haridwar: In Uttarakhand, a state that has over 70% green cover, the absence of environmental issues from the poll discourse has disappointed environmentalists and green activists.Although manifestos of political parties are still awaited, a look at the campaign trail of those who are in the fray for the five seats in the state shows that environment seems to be a non-issue for most of them..