Description: Climate Change – Tribal Dialect – two ladies from the Paniya Tribe discuss the increase in temperature in May. Every season had its climate, but nowadays it is changing. The reason, according to them is our exploitation of nature. We are not serious about the conservation of oxygen and produce poisonous air. Pollution is also increasing. New constructions, excavations on hills, deforestation, etc. Also are reasons for climate change. In their childhood, the beginning of the monsoon was a joyous moment, but now everyone is afraid of the monsoon season, because of the chances for flood. Our greed will lead to our destruction. The only solution to this is our firm decision to preserve the earth.

Translation: Janani: Why Karthu, you are looking up to the sky? Karthu: you know why, even those who do not wish to look will be made to look up to the sky. How hot is the sunbeam falls on us in the month of May! Janani: This is not a new thing. It is same in May for years. Karthu: I doubt whether the way through which heat comes from the sky has become big and wide Janani: Haa, it is said that the increase in the size of the Ozone hole is the reason for this phenomenon Karthu: There was proper climate for each season. The problem is, they began to change and became unpredictable Janani: Why is it changing? Karthu: We alone are the reasons for this. Look at this nature, we destroyed it by digging and cutting down trees. Janani: It is not a problem of our own. It is a universal phenomenon. The rate of pollution is increasing all around the globe Karthu: Why to wonder, we are producing bad air over good air. The nature has become less green. In my childhood, all these area was completely green. Janani: Bigger constructions, excavations on hills, cutting down of forests, lost water streams etc. increase heat on earth. Karthu: What you say is right. Haven’t you heard that the ocean is getting hot? Therefore the land also is becoming hot. Janani: This same phenomenon is said to be the reason for low atmospheric pressure and the resulting rain, increase in the number of cyclones, and the unpredictable disasters like flood. Karthu: Earlier, we enjoyed the arrival of monsoon. But now we are afraid of it Janani: A single rain is enough to flood an area. The music and rhythm of rain is lost. Karthu: Earlier, there was an inherent beauty when seasons changed and monsoons arrived. We, then, really enjoyed it. We must remember, while exploiting nature, we are moving towards danger. There is only one way to save nature. Place your hand on the heart and pledge for the protection of the earth.

Credits: Poornima K