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aluru 2nd Only to Delhi in Kids Suffeting Poor LungI-lea thEy
Express News Service i Published:ustn May 2015 ootoomi test
updated:ustii May zois ootm AMIrina:D 3.. .zriitii (JBENGALURU
Atter Delhi Bengaluru is the most polluted city in the country a
survey covenngchildren has revealedThe study.conducted across the
nation's metros.found 21 per cent children in Delhi suertng irom
poor lung capacity toilowed by 14 per cent in sengaluruIENGALUIII
llllll IIIIIAI GASPING CHILDRENAround 35 per cent or schoolgoing
children in lndia sutter rrom poor lung health according to a
recenlly released survey titled Breathe Blue The nationwide survey
revealed that children in Delhi are the worst aitected A good 36
per cent otlsengalurus children are atlected too with 14 per cent
having poor lung capacity and 22 per cent wrth oad lung
capacityAmong 40 per cent ot De| rll5 children 21 per cent have
poor lung capaclly and 19 percenl oad lung capacity The survey
included 2.oou school students in the age group or 344 trorn all
pans oi the countryR Shankar.president or an NGO called l-teal
Foundation said "We are almost close to Delhi in the quality or
polluted air it something is not done.we will soon catch up wllh
Delhi lThe survey was carried out in oad tratnc areas or Bengaluru
Areas with dense tratnc,such as Hebbal Flyover.Dairy Circle and
Bannerghalla Road house many schools "Children are the citizens ol
tomorrow Their quality or tile will be artected and tile spans
shortened oecause or decreased lung capacity it is high time we
look stringent measures to clean up our air he saidDrvaman
Acharya.chainrian.Kamataka state Pollution control Board.said.We
can monitor and direct other agencies But.we cannot clean Ihe air
That is the nature otthe ooard "Poor Lung l-teaith city 2nd only to
DelhiHe suggested measures that would help the city oetter its air
quality "we demand that the registration ot new vehicles in the
city oe stopped we cannot have more vehicles, " he saidWllh a
pnptllallon of around 1 2 crore and more man 50 lakh vehicles.of
which 40 lakh are twowheelers.Bengaluru is groaning under many
proolems including acute water shortage and rising air and sound
pollutionTests can tell how the lungs are doing The Lung tleaith
Screening Test delennines how much air the lungs can hold.how
quickly one can move air in and out.and how well the lungs take
oxygen in and remove carbon dioxide trom the oody The tests can
detect lung diseases and measure the severity or lung problems aid
Dr Komarla Nagendra Prasad.senior allergist and immunoiogist There
has been a spun in the respiraole suspended particulate matter
(RSPM) levels in Bengaluru.according to a study conducted last
yearThe Karnalaka state Pollution control Board (KSPCB) monitored
air quallly in 15 stations across Bengalum According to these
statistics.12 centres oarring two registered a spun in RSPM levels
which can cause respiratory problems and could also lead to cancer
and lung diseasesother crtiesin Kolkala.35 pc children are
affected,with 9 pc with poor lung capacity and 25 per cent with oad
lung capacity in Mumbai.ot the 27 percent with problems 13 per cent
showed poor lung capacity and 14 per cent badit CommentsQ LoginThe
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