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World Asthma Day: India suffocates, more than 5% of world s asthmatics reside in India
World Asthma Day: India suffocates, more than 5% of world s asthmatics reside in India
According To World Health Organisation’s Ambient Air Pollution Database Thirteen Of The World’s 20 Most Polluted Cities Are In India.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Himani Garg | Updated on: 02 May 2017, 10:17:18 PM
New Delhi:
There are 300 million asthmatics worldwide with 1/10th of those residing in India. According to World Health Organisation’s ambient air pollution database thirteen of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are in India.
The air in Delhi, Patna, Gwalior and Raipur has the highest amounts of tiny suspended particles (PM2.5) that penetrate deep into the airways and lungs to cause asthma, bronchitis, heart disease, stroke and a clutch of other diseases.