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Air pollution is a big problem in the country, but now what has been revealed in a recent study has naturally worried all of us. In fact, this study claims that 33 thousand people are dying every year in 10 cities of the country due to air pollution. This study has been published in Lancet Planetary Health. According to the report, the standards of clean air in India are already higher than the international standards of clean air, but in many cities, pollution many times more than the set standards remains a big problem. Due to this, people are falling prey to many diseases.
Air pollution is a big threat in these ten cities
According to the report, 10 cities of the country – Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Shimla and Varanasi were studied between the years 2008 to 2019, 33 thousand deaths have occurred due to air pollution in these cities. The study found that even air pollution levels below the current Indian Air Quality Standards increase daily mortality in the country. “In 10 cities of the country – Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Shimla and Varanasi, about 33,000 deaths per year are caused by air pollution levels, which are higher than the WHO guidelines.
12 thousand deaths are happening every year in the capital Delhi
A large number of deaths have occurred in Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Chennai, but the situation is the worst in the capital Delhi. According to the report, 12 thousand people die every year in Delhi due to diseases caused by air pollution, which is 11.5 percent of the total deaths in the country. The report says that there is a need to make national air quality standards stricter in India and efforts to control air pollution need to be doubled.