The report has revealed that more than half of these children died due to air pollution factors associated with PM 2.5.
For the first time after the corona virus-lockdown, air pollution in the national capital Delhi has started rising to dangerous levels. Air pollution is increasing rapidly in the national capital, making it difficult for people to breathe. Meanwhile, a shocking report has emerged on air pollution. According to the report, more than 1,16,000 lakh infant deaths have died due to air pollution in India in one year i.e. just 2019. Air pollution is also having a direct effect on infants.
This claim has been made in a global report called State of Global Air 2020. The report has revealed that more than half of these deaths are associated with air pollution factors associated with PM 2.5 (PM2.5). Fuel like cooking fuel, charcoal, chick, cow dung have been the main contributors among them. This resulted in the death of more children due to air pollution. Among children who lost their lives due to air pollution, it was found that they were either underweight after birth or if the children were born premature.
India had 16.7 lakh (1.67 million) deaths in 2019 from stroke, heart attack, diabetes, lung cancer, chronic lung diseases and neonatal diseases due to the long-term effects of outdoor and domestic air pollution. Most deaths in newborns resulted from low birth weight and complications related to premature birth. According to the report air pollution is now the biggest risk of death among others. This report has been published on Wednesday by the Health Effects Institute, or HEI1 (Health Effects Institute). It is an independent, non-profit research institute. It is funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency and others.
According to the information. The study was carried out during the Corona epidemic, as Kovid is also a disease affecting the heart and lungs. Due to this large number of people have died. So far more than 1 lakh 15 thousand people have died due to Kovid in India. According to reports, most of the people who died of corona were already suffering from lung or heart disease due to air pollution somewhere. Air pollution, its diseases and corona are closely related.
