Namaste.

My Name is Aniruddha Iyer Bali

I am 10 years old. I study in Form V at The Shri Ram School Aravali.

In 2019, I started a signature campaign

“SAY NO TO FIRECRACKERS” and have managed to

garner 2000 plus people to sign up. Every year from mid- October onwards the AQI continues to deteriorate. I see my mother having difficulty breathing and my puppy Jhalmoody hiding under the table whenever she hears the noise of crackers bursting in the air. This is my bit to reduce air and noise pollution and marginally improve the Air Quality Index.

By not bursting firecrackers

Couldn’t we make the Earth a better place?

Not for you or for me

But, for the entire human race !

If we ban firecrackers

We could re-heal nature

And save our natural wonders

For generations of our future

We, the children should learn to drive this.
Use technology to support this.
Drive narratives and build partnerships;
Lead by example,
To bring about a mindset change
Talking and demonstrating to our communities
Engage with our leaderships.
Yes, this will be a long, difficult and slow process
But tracking SDG3.9 constantly,
Celebrating small wins,

will help achieve this

transition with greater success.

Every bit matters So, ACT NOW

Let’s save Earth

It does not matter HOW !!

Alone, we can do so little

Together, we can do so much

Thus, lets UNITE

And take a stand to do what’s right

Light a Diya Brighten your lives

Have a safe, pollution free Diwali

Let us Rejoice

BE A BACKER SAY NO TO FIRECRACKERS!!!

THANK YOU ….