The True Story of an Eco-Warrior : Earth Day Special Essay (3rd Prize Winner) by Saswati Kumar, Grade VII, Funlish Language School

An eco-warrior is someone who spends a lot of time working actively for environmental causes. I have grown up seeing my father as an eco-warrior. As we all know, 71% of the earth’s surface is covered with water but only 3% of it is fresh water and thus, being an eco-friendly person, the first step to be taken is to save water. My father Mr. Sourin Kumar is a businessman. He is a very eco-friendly person and does not allow any of my family members to waste water unnecessarily and had stopped using plastic bags long back.

Being an eco-warrior, he once thought of giving flight to his innovative ideas. He started a new sewage treatment plant. He put his imaginary ideas together and founded a firm that deals with waste water and its best treatment. Initially, he started his business in a small rented room but gradually, he could make others understand the value and importance of sewage treatment plants which seemed to be the turning point of his business. It flourished mostly in the parts of Eastern and North Eastern India. His network grew and many hospitals, hotels and industries started showing their interest in this eco-friendly venture. He put his ideas across in the seminars, held in different parts of the country, which made him more confident to deal with this eco-friendly business of saving our planet. His ideas of sewage treatment motivated me and I also try to use water in its best possible way. Nowadays, he is dealing with rain water harvesting projects. His main aim is to meet the rising demand of water needs. The technology which he is using is relatively simple, easy to install and operate. He sends his technical team to the sites for installation of the machines. This process of rain water harvesting motivated me to be an eco-warrior and to help my father reach his goal in making the earth sustainable.

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