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Air pollution killed 81,000 in Delhi & Mumbai, cost Rs 70,000 crore in 2015
Source: The Times of India, Date: , 2017
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Times of India, Mumbai, Jan 2017: Air pollution contributed to a total of 80,665
premature deaths of adults over 30 years in Mumbai and Delhi in 2015, a
two-fold jump from 1995, according to a new study at the Indian Institute of
Technology, Bombay. In economic terms, air pollution cost the two cities $10.66
billion(approximately Rs 70,000 crore) in 2015, or about 0.71% of the country's
gross domestic product. The study has said the impact on health and
productivity as a result of exposure to pollution and the consequent burden of
respiratory ailments rose with every passing decade. Researchers calculated
impact using data on PM 10 (fine particulate matter measuring 10 microns),
population and death rates. With its higher pollution levels, Delhi recorded
more premature deaths due to ingestion of PM10 from vehicle exhaust,
construction dust and other industrial processes. Casualties went up from
19,716 in 1995 to 48,651in 2015. In Mumbai, the comparative figure rose from
19,291 to 32,014 in 20 years.
Read More: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/air-pollution-killed-81000-in-delhi-mumbai-cost-rs-70000-crore-in-2015/articleshow/56656252.cms
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