All we see around us are the elements of the environment. However, air,
water and soil are some of the main elements. But they often pose a threat to
our life, particularly when they get polluted. They are polluted in many ways.
Smoke is usually responsible for air pollution to create a health hazard. It
mixes with air and pollutes it. Man makes fire to cook food, to make bricks, to
burn refuse and to melt pitch. Fire creates smoke and smoke pollutes air. And
water is polluted through waste, insecticides and chemical fertilizers, oil
etc. Trees are also useful elements of the environment. Environmental pollution
gives rise to ecological imbalance and brings about natural disasters. We
should adopt measures to save the environment. We should plant trees and work
for a forestation. They cause rain and save the air from pollution, soil from
erosion. People should be made aware of the importance of using sanitary
latrine so that the pond water and river water remain pure. The government
should also take steps to remove the factors that cause environment pollution.