‘Air pollution led to 12,000 deaths in Bengaluru last year’
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Among the six Indian cities featured in the global analysis, Bengaluru is rated better than Delhi and Mumbai.
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Waste burning, construction, transport sector among contributors: Greenpeace
Despite recording relatively better air quality last year owing to strict lockdown, air pollution continues to be a serious public health issue which also drastically impacts our economy, a new analysis has found.
A report released by Greenpeace Southeast Asia on Thursday estimated that Bengaluru, which fared better than Delhi and Mumbai, still recorded an estimated 12,000 avoidable deaths owing to PM 2.5 air pollution. Among the six Indian cities featured in the global analysis, Bengaluru is rated better than Delhi and Mumbai, but is worse off when compared with Chennai, Hyderabad, a
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