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A recent study<\/a> by the Consortium for Climate, Health, and Air Pollution Research in India (CHAIR-India) found that PM2.5 levels exceeding the World Health Organization\u2019s (WHO) recommended annual average of 5 micrograms per cubic metre are associated with 1.5 million deaths annually in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Air Pollution In India Is At Dangerous Levels<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The findings of this study are urging nationwide action to tackle the health crisis caused by poor air quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, these findings were published in The Lancet Planetary Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically, this study reveals that previous estimates of pollution-related deaths in India were significantly underestimated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This study further calls for comprehensive measures to reduce PM2.5 levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to CHAIR-India, it is a global consortium of academic institutions which consists of key contributors such as Ashoka University\u2019s Centre for Health Analytics Research and Trends (CHART), Karolinska Institutet (Sweden), Harvard University (USA), and Ben-Gurion University (Israel).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These findings are following the study where they used a machine learning-based spatio-temporal model to estimate PM2.5 concentrations across 1,056 locations in India. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After accommodating this data, it is further utilised in correlating with district-level mortality data from 2009 to 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here PM2.5 refers to fine particulate matter that measures 2.5 micrometres or smaller in diameter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Made with dust, soot, smoke, and liquid droplets, these particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and bloodstream, leading to respiratory and cardiovascular issues such as Lung cancer & Asthma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These PM2.5 can be released in the environment from a number of sources such as vehicle emissions, industrial activity, crop burning, and natural phenomena like dust storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far 1.4 billion Indians live in areas where PM2.5 levels exceed WHO guidelines as per the study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Nationwide Issue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and principal investigator from the US for the CHAIR-India consortium, Joel Schwartz said, \u201cDelhi may get the headlines, but this is a problem all over India. Nationwide efforts are needed.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, this study highlighted the incremental risks of mortality as they are higher at lower PM2.5 concentrations, underscoring the need for interventions even in relatively less polluted regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually, a 10 micrograms per cubic metre increase in PM2.5 is linked to an 8.6 per cent rise in mortality risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to this, 25 per cent of annual deaths (1.5 million) were attributed to PM2.5 levels exceeding WHO limits Between 2009 and 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In numbers, approximately 0.3 million annual deaths were caused by PM2.5 exposure above India\u2019s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The doctoral researcher at Ashoka University\u2019s CHART, Suganthi Jaganathan dairy \u201cHigh PM2.5 exposure levels in India cause a significant mortality burden, not limited to urban areas. A systematic, not symptomatic, approach is needed.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Avoid This?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study highlights the urgent need for nationwide air quality management strategies, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Strengthening regulations and enforcing WHO-compliant air quality guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Addressing high-pollution sources such as coal-burning power plants and crop burning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Expanding efforts to rural areas, which are often overlooked in air pollution control policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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