Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Commonwealth Games Concerns : Air's The Truth, Delhi Air Can Turn You Sick

The Delhi government uphill task of cleaning the city's air before the Commonwealth Games. The city's air is choked with tiny, toxic particles that travel to the deepest parts of the lungs.Doctors have noticed the effect on people. Data available at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) show increasing number of new patients with asthmatic symp- toms.



"We have noticed an increas- ing trend of young boys and girls who came to Delhi a year two ago from other states, developing asthmatic symp- toms," said Dr Randeep Guleria, specialist in pulmonary diseases at AIIMS. "Most of these patients do not smoke and do not have a history of asthma."

The Centre for Science and Environment has done a "pre- Commonwealth Games assess- ment" of Delhi's air quality mon- itored by the Central Pollution Control Board and come up with some alarming figures.

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With thanks : source : Hindustan Times

1 comment:

  1. this is not good news that delhi air not good and in air pollution some diseases has come for this some serious action must be taken for all people this is main problem for the solution before commonwealth games

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