I’m here to tell you why you deserve to die
I’m a mother of two kids I chase sales
I’m a mother of two kids I chase sales targets for a living and climbing the
targets for a living and climbing the
targets for a living and climbing the Himalayas is my calling perfect you’d
Himalayas is my calling perfect you’d
Himalayas is my calling perfect you’d say in 2011 in this perfect life donned
say in 2011 in this perfect life donned
say in 2011 in this perfect life donned a September morning a morning when I
a September morning a morning when I
a September morning a morning when I woke up to a burning sensation in my
woke up to a burning sensation in my
woke up to a burning sensation in my eyes and a horrible stench in the air my
eyes and a horrible stench in the air my
eyes and a horrible stench in the air my neighbor’s casual references to a
neighbor’s casual references to a
neighbor’s casual references to a garbage dump closeby led me to the gates
garbage dump closeby led me to the gates
garbage dump closeby led me to the gates of Asia’s oldest and India’s largest
of Asia’s oldest and India’s largest
of Asia’s oldest and India’s largest landfill the Dave not dumping ground in
landfill the Dave not dumping ground in
landfill the Dave not dumping ground in Mumbai 18 story mountain of garbage as
Mumbai 18 story mountain of garbage as
Mumbai 18 story mountain of garbage as large as 200 football fields and guess
large as 200 football fields and guess
large as 200 football fields and guess what we have built this over the last 90
what we have built this over the last 90
what we have built this over the last 90 years this mountain does take Mumbai’s
years this mountain does take Mumbai’s
years this mountain does take Mumbai’s breath away that morning it was
breath away that morning it was
breath away that morning it was bellowing out smoke filled with fatal
bellowing out smoke filled with fatal
bellowing out smoke filled with fatal gases a burning concoction of plastics
gases a burning concoction of plastics
gases a burning concoction of plastics metals medical rejects organic refuse
metals medical rejects organic refuse
metals medical rejects organic refuse electronic gadgets was all burning
electronic gadgets was all burning
electronic gadgets was all burning together there the fire may have been
together there the fire may have been
together there the fire may have been intentionally started to clear the
intentionally started to clear the
intentionally started to clear the overflowing garbage or to retrieve
overflowing garbage or to retrieve
overflowing garbage or to retrieve metallic scrap all may have self
metallic scrap all may have self
metallic scrap all may have self combusted due to the presence of huge
combusted due to the presence of huge
combusted due to the presence of huge amounts of methane in the mound Dave nur
amounts of methane in the mound Dave nur
amounts of methane in the mound Dave nur with 12 million tons of methane is a
with 12 million tons of methane is a
with 12 million tons of methane is a toxic time bomb those of you who are
toxic time bomb those of you who are
toxic time bomb those of you who are thinking and there are many of you here
thinking and there are many of you here
thinking and there are many of you here thank goodness I do not live in Mumbai
thank goodness I do not live in Mumbai
thank goodness I do not live in Mumbai you just name your city and I will show
you just name your city and I will show
you just name your city and I will show you your dump the gossip a dumping
you your dump the gossip a dumping
you your dump the gossip a dumping ground for the Delhi I’d the Piranha
ground for the Delhi I’d the Piranha
ground for the Delhi I’d the Piranha dumping ground for the underbody the
dumping ground for the underbody the
dumping ground for the underbody the DARPA dumping ground in Kolkata the list
DARPA dumping ground in Kolkata the list
DARPA dumping ground in Kolkata the list is endless a dump jewel in every city
is endless a dump jewel in every city
is endless a dump jewel in every city crown they are burning and spewing out
crown they are burning and spewing out
crown they are burning and spewing out Patek
Patek
Patek it matter 2.5 or PM 2.5 which is
it matter 2.5 or PM 2.5 which is
it matter 2.5 or PM 2.5 which is actually a lethal combination of toxic
actually a lethal combination of toxic
actually a lethal combination of toxic gases and heavy metals now this
gases and heavy metals now this
gases and heavy metals now this substance the PM 2.5 is 30 times thinner
substance the PM 2.5 is 30 times thinner
substance the PM 2.5 is 30 times thinner than the human hair this means that the
than the human hair this means that the
than the human hair this means that the garbage you sent out of your homes has
garbage you sent out of your homes has
garbage you sent out of your homes has come back into your lungs and is
come back into your lungs and is
come back into your lungs and is coursing through your bloodstream right
coursing through your bloodstream right
coursing through your bloodstream right now breathing this air takes us closer
now breathing this air takes us closer
now breathing this air takes us closer to our deaths by at least four to six
to our deaths by at least four to six
to our deaths by at least four to six years people are dying due to cancers of
years people are dying due to cancers of
years people are dying due to cancers of the lungs and skin heart diseases and
the lungs and skin heart diseases and
the lungs and skin heart diseases and stroke have you been ignoring that my
stroke have you been ignoring that my
stroke have you been ignoring that my knock off or the irritation in your
knock off or the irritation in your
knock off or the irritation in your throat and eyes well chances are that it
throat and eyes well chances are that it
throat and eyes well chances are that it is due to a fire in your cities mountain
is due to a fire in your cities mountain
is due to a fire in your cities mountain of muck that even NASA from space was
of muck that even NASA from space was
of muck that even NASA from space was able to capture some time back in your
able to capture some time back in your
able to capture some time back in your minds are already thinking of ways to
minds are already thinking of ways to
minds are already thinking of ways to escape aren’t you well if you choose to
escape aren’t you well if you choose to
escape aren’t you well if you choose to hide inside your homes wrong choice a
hide inside your homes wrong choice a
hide inside your homes wrong choice a recent study has found that the air
recent study has found that the air
recent study has found that the air inside homes is far more toxic than the
inside homes is far more toxic than the
inside homes is far more toxic than the air outside so the air purifier we just
air outside so the air purifier we just
air outside so the air purifier we just got is not helping us much all our
got is not helping us much all our
got is not helping us much all our escape routes are sealed
escape routes are sealed
escape routes are sealed sadly our kids breathe more air than we
sadly our kids breathe more air than we
sadly our kids breathe more air than we as adults do they may be living and
as adults do they may be living and
as adults do they may be living and eating healthy yet we can do nothing to
eating healthy yet we can do nothing to
eating healthy yet we can do nothing to protect them from the air they breathe
protect them from the air they breathe
protect them from the air they breathe if you still expect activists to do the
if you still expect activists to do the
if you still expect activists to do the jobs of saving their lives well you
jobs of saving their lives well you
jobs of saving their lives well you deserve to die I’m not an activist I’m
deserve to die I’m not an activist I’m
deserve to die I’m not an activist I’m just an affected citizen like you all as
just an affected citizen like you all as
just an affected citizen like you all as an affected mother I did all the stuff
an affected mother I did all the stuff
an affected mother I did all the stuff of the rule book led protests marches
of the rule book led protests marches
of the rule book led protests marches petition online vote black Badgers wrote
petition online vote black Badgers wrote
petition online vote black Badgers wrote to the prime minister met up with the
to the prime minister met up with the
to the prime minister met up with the chief minister pleaded with the
chief minister pleaded with the
chief minister pleaded with the policymakers I did all the N Brokovich
policymakers I did all the N Brokovich
policymakers I did all the N Brokovich stuff that
stuff that
stuff that five years of what you would call
five years of what you would call
five years of what you would call activism and I call getting my voice
activism and I call getting my voice
activism and I call getting my voice heard to save our children’s lives while
heard to save our children’s lives while
heard to save our children’s lives while at the same time juggling a career and
at the same time juggling a career and
at the same time juggling a career and raising my own young kids we can’t get
raising my own young kids we can’t get
raising my own young kids we can’t get the dumps out of our cities and we can’t
the dumps out of our cities and we can’t
the dumps out of our cities and we can’t get away from our burning dumps and that
get away from our burning dumps and that
get away from our burning dumps and that is why we have to put an end to this
is why we have to put an end to this
is why we have to put an end to this frankly we don’t have to be problem
frankly we don’t have to be problem
frankly we don’t have to be problem solvers we just need to recognize that
solvers we just need to recognize that
solvers we just need to recognize that we are a part of the problem ourselves
we are a part of the problem ourselves
we are a part of the problem ourselves so what can we do simple make this a
so what can we do simple make this a
so what can we do simple make this a part of your branch conversations
part of your branch conversations
part of your branch conversations Facebook updates Twitter storms make
Facebook updates Twitter storms make
Facebook updates Twitter storms make this a public movement your own personal
this a public movement your own personal
this a public movement your own personal crusade keep getting your voice heard in
crusade keep getting your voice heard in
crusade keep getting your voice heard in the government circles to start
the government circles to start
the government circles to start environment-friendly waste processing at
environment-friendly waste processing at
environment-friendly waste processing at our dumps segregate and recycle your
our dumps segregate and recycle your
our dumps segregate and recycle your waste recycling means lesser trash goes
waste recycling means lesser trash goes
waste recycling means lesser trash goes to our already overburdened dumping
to our already overburdened dumping
to our already overburdened dumping grounds byproducts and bulk buy products
grounds byproducts and bulk buy products
grounds byproducts and bulk buy products with minimum packaging take a clock back
with minimum packaging take a clock back
with minimum packaging take a clock back to the grocery shop in short minimize
to the grocery shop in short minimize
to the grocery shop in short minimize the generation of waste generate lesser
the generation of waste generate lesser
the generation of waste generate lesser waste than the 600 kgs that all of us
waste than the 600 kgs that all of us
waste than the 600 kgs that all of us put together in this Hall today generate
put together in this Hall today generate
put together in this Hall today generate in one day had we done this the xviii
in one day had we done this the xviii
in one day had we done this the xviii story told Dave NAR dump would have been
story told Dave NAR dump would have been
story told Dave NAR dump would have been less than four stories in height today
less than four stories in height today
less than four stories in height today but if we continue with our existing
but if we continue with our existing
but if we continue with our existing habits we Valley an area as largest
habits we Valley an area as largest
habits we Valley an area as largest three mumbai x’ to fit in all the
three mumbai x’ to fit in all the
three mumbai x’ to fit in all the garbage our country generates the choice
garbage our country generates the choice
garbage our country generates the choice we make today has the potential to make
we make today has the potential to make
we make today has the potential to make our tomorrow less toxic we may not care
our tomorrow less toxic we may not care
our tomorrow less toxic we may not care enough for our own deaths but at least
enough for our own deaths but at least
enough for our own deaths but at least let’s act to save the lives of our
let’s act to save the lives of our
let’s act to save the lives of our children thank you
children thank you
children thank you [Applause]
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