Sir,

This refers to the news item titled “Going Green: MCC uses e-Autos to collect waste” in SOM dated Oct. 13.

 The use of battery is no doubt pollution-free apparently, as it runs about on our roads, emitting no CO2 smoke etc.

But, the battery manufacturing involves usage of Lithium/Cobalt/Nickel etc. These are sourced from deep down in the earth from African countries like DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo).

 Children aged about 7 years old are let to go down a deep (even over 500 metres) hole in the earth. They hammer out from the ore, the precious Cobalt / Lithium. A boy working so hard under inhuman conditions,  hardly earns a dollar for his 8 hours of work!

Please say “NO”  to buying such battery, if you have any humanitarian consideration.

Finally,  the battery is not biodegradable at all. We pollute the MOTHER EARTH by dumping such batteries.

– Kumar Sharma, V. V. Mohalla, 13.10. 2022

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