On average, 7.2 percent of all daily deaths in 10 of India’s largest and most polluted cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai, were linked to PM2.5 levels above World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for safe exposure, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.
Delhi was found to have the highest proportion of daily and annual deaths attributable to PM2.5 air pollution, caused by particles 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter. Researchers said daily exposure to PM2.5 pollution in Indian cities is linked to an increased risk of death, and that locally generated pollution could be the cause of these deaths.
The international team, comprising researchers from Banaras Hindu University and the Centre for Chronic Disease Control in New Delhi, found that a 10 microgram per cubic metre increase in average fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution measured over two days was associated with a 1.4% increase in daily mortality.
Congress criticizes the government
Expressing concern over “uncontrolled air pollution”, the Congress on Thursday claimed that the Narendra Modi government has launched an “all-out war” against India’s environmental protection norms and has prioritised the “profits of the Prime Minister’s friends” over people’s health.
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