Happy Environment Day.......

I was on an 'Environment Day' shoot the other day and managed to get 'shouted at' and almost 'terrorized' by the cops. Yes.....on an Environment day story....and the reason...an illegal dredger next door thought we were out on a 'sting op' to expose his mis-doings. He called his' cops and asked them to get us off the place..!!

Trust me...Environment Day stories are the worst to do these days. Gone are the days when an environment day shoot used to be a simple day affair most likely a 'beat' next to Education.

Today you could be at the receiving end of the Land mafia.....of Goons calling you at odd hours...of the hand-in glove cops as well as the civic administration who wants you to 'mind your own business'

The reason...simple.....who cares for the environment anymore...? Make hay while the sun shines seem to be the mantra. Grab as much land as possible (while there still is some left)....Fill-up man-groves to make more land available....Cut trees to highlight hoardings...use open land to dump waste....dredge canals for more construction sand...dump toxic waste into lakes to avoid detection.......................................................................... ................................................................. The list just goes on and on....and things we do to prevent this...?? hahahahahahaha.....HAPPY ENVIRONEMENT DAY..!!!

PS: By the way...a few of my colleagues who handle the "crime" beat called up a few senior police officers and got us out of the Police Sub Inspector's 'Invitation' to visit him at his police station so that "he could personally explain us the need to speak to him before we video-shoot in his area"