Poisoned Air: Faulty pollution norms cut people's life span in Hyderabad
17 Sept 2017 1:12 AM IST17 Sept 2017 1:12 AM IST
This comes as a reality check on the pollution norms set by the in-house pollution monitoring agency, Central Pollution Control Board.
Air pollution has been known to cause genetic anomalies in children. A recent study has revealed that exposure to excessive pollution can cause asthma in up to three generations of offspring. (Representational image)
Hyderabad: Hyderabadis are losing 2.3 years of their lives because the government has set the safe level of pollution at a higher tolerance level than recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), gravely endangering the health of the people
For the same reason, productive life has been reduced by four years on average nationally, a report on the Air Quality Life Index prepared by the Energy Policy Institute at University of Chicago said.
This comes as a reality check on the pollution norms set by the in-house pollution monitoring agency, Central Pollution Control Board.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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