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Environmental Aspect of Non-Violence : 175
"last observation. It has been already discussed that non-violence has two forms negative and positive. The negative form is seen in the prohibition of violence while the positive forms presents nonviolence itself.
The Negative form of Environmental Non-violence
As it has been discussed above there are two types of environment - Natural and Human. So in order to know the prohibition of violences happening in the environment, it is necessary to know violences being caused by the environment.
Violence in the Natural Environment
The different types of pollution being caused in the natural environment may be treated as the violence in the natural environment. Water-pollution
When the water is polluted it becomes injurious. The waterpollution is caused by the following elements found in the society.
a) Factories - Often factories are established by the sides of sea, river, lake, canal and big tank to which their drains of dirty water are connected. The refuses of the factories are also flown in the ocean or river or canals etc. The dirty water and refuses of the factories make the water of sea or river or tank poisonous which injures the animals and insects living in the water.
b) Filths of Cities - Generally cities are found situated on the banks of seas and rivers. The sewers of the cities are also connected to water sources near them, which carry dirts and filths of cities. The populations of the cities are increasing day by day because the people living in the villages have attraction towards urban life and they are moving to the cities. So the dirtiness of the cities is increasing and causing pollution of water.
c) Cloth-washing - Normally, people wash their cloths by the sides of rivers and tanks. The dirts of cloths and water with soap and washing powder go to the rivers and tanks, which make water
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