Guwahati: Northeast citizens can add more than four years for the average life expectancy if the concentration of PM2.5 in the air is reduced to fulfill WHO guidelines and up to 1.9 years if the pollution level meets Indian national standards, which means, they can This loss for years of life expectancy if the level of pollution is surviving.
Track the level of pollution in your Cityaccording for the Annual Report of the Institute’s Energy Policy at the University of Chicago (EPIC) on the air quality life index released on Wednesday, the average annual particulate pollution level in all countries NE Seven exceeds the WHO global standard 10 (g / g / M3), Tripura became the highest polluted country in the area where PM2.5 concentration was more than five times more than global standards.
This means that Tripura residents can add 4.2 years of average life expectancy if the country meets the temporary WHO level in Arunachal Pradesh, which has the least particulates pollution in the air (22) in the region, people who can add up to 1.7 years by global level meetings.
Likewise, by fulfilling the WHO sign, the residents of Assam can add up to 3.9 years, Meghalaya 3.7 years old, Mizoram 2.3 and both Nagaland and Manipur can add up to 2.2 years.
However, restrictions throughout Tripura and the Assam section, the level of air particulate concentration throughout the region is less than national standards.
Like Arunachal Pradesh, life expectancy is also at the maximum level in terms of national standards in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and in eight districts from Assam – Dima Haso, Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Lakhimpur and Dhemaji.
Northeastern States can add 4 years to life by improving air quality: report
