Prayagraj: With the emergence of winter, the danger of pollution has increased in the city which caused various diseases among residents.
From the problems related to breathing, which damages the heart and lungs, for heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and acute respiratory infections and eye and skin infections, pollution coupled with weather cause health problems.
In this background, TOI spoke with a number of Medicos, officials of the Department of Transportation and weather experts to issue a clear picture of the dangers of what pollution could do to us.
Dr.
Ms.
Madnani, former President Ama, said, “Asthma is a respiratory disease caused by environmental pollution where the person feels the difficulty of breathing, the feeling of pressure on the chest and cough, causing phlegm, causing phlegm.
This is caused by allergies, the most air quality The main of them.
“Air pollution can also be fatal to the eye.
According to the eye doctor, Dr.
Kamaljeet Singh, “pollution affects eye cells, because where the problem of drought, redness and pain is increasing in the eye.
Because of the existence of elements such as nitrate oxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide in polluted air, there are more Damage to the eye.
“He said that it was very important to protect the eyes from poisonous air.
Avoid stepping out of an unnecessary house because of excessive pollution, he added.
According to the Dr.
Anurag Singh kidney specialist, “environmental pollution is very dangerous for the kidneys.
Heavy metals float in the air and reach the body through food trapped in the kidneys.
In several times, the prevalence of kidney disease increases due to pollution.
If we start getting air and clean water, then Not only kidneys but also the spread of many diseases will be reduced.
“Senior City Dermatologist, Dr.
Kg Singh said,” Pollution in the air is harmful to the skin because this does not have skin moisture and leads to various problems including redness, rosacema and eczema.
Because of this, Fine lines, wrinkles and spots begin to appear before time.
There are also dark spots on the face.
“Pollution from the vehicle is also a major contributor to air pollution.
“The vehicle is being examined regularly but there are still a lot of awareness to be distributed.
People must participate in our workshops carried out by us and understand how they can save the environment.
The department continues to take action in collaboration with the pollution control body,” said the regional transportation officer (RTO ), Prasagraj, RK Maurya.
According to RK Singh Regional Environment Officers, “the weather also deteriorates the air quality index in the city because of the lack of strong winds (blowing at a speed of 10-15 kmpj) pollution can be less.
Firecrackers in Diwali are also responsible for this.” Still the situation increased due to a distended incident Combustion has dropped dramatically in the district and we also monitor the construction site, he added.
= = = = Suggestive box to check air quality, pollution control boards have installed automatic electronic devices in three places including Jhunsi, Motilal Nehru National Engineering College (MNNIT) and ProAgraj Municipal Corporation (PMC).
Compared to the reading of 50-100g / m3, it is considered satisfactory according to the norm, the air quality index (AQI) in Jhunsi on Friday is 324g / m3.
At the same time, in MNNIT, the reading is 279g / m3, which is also more than the specified standard.
Aqi at PMC is 111g / m3.
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