Hyderabad: Dangerous particle material in the air is seven times higher in Hyderabad than the specified limit, according to the revised guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO).
After 16 years, the release of the guidelines showed how PM City 2.5 and PM 10 (very dangerous particulates were found in smoke and dust) on average for 2020, when the city was in months of locking for months was seven times the revised land.
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Health experts say a higher level of PM 2.5 and PM 10 increases the possibility of some medical conditions, including asthma, premature birth, low birth weight, depression, schizophrenia, diabetes, strokes and lung cancer.
WHO has updated the annual safe limit for PM 2.5 to 5mg per cubic meter and PM 10 to 15mg per cubic meter.
Revised guidelines made it difficult for Hyderabad to meet global standards with an annual average of 2.5 years in 2020 35mg recording per cubic meter and on average PM at 81 mg per cubic meter, which is a safe limit.
PM 2.5, which is the most dangerous of all, continues to be on the higher side, “Warn the environment of Purushottam Reddy.” Cities such as Hyderabad, Delhi and Bengaluru have turned into a ‘gas room’.
This country has hardly made efforts to even fulfill the 2005 WHO guidelines.
If the revised guidelines are not taken seriously now, staying in Hyderabad will also be difficult in the next few years because there will be large-scale health implications.
“With the one who set the threshold for the main pollutant, experts have called for more stringent rules to reduce their health impacts.” The revised WHO limit has strengthened the argument that even at a lower level, this pollutant has a risk for human health, “Sunil Dahiya said , analyst, research center and clean air.
“Now, there is evidence of how this pollutant has a significant health impact.
While some blame vehicle emissions, others associate it with burning fossil fuels.
It is time for the government to start starting actions against large pollutants in this country.
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