Indian Authorities' Solution For Pollution, Lung Disease - Buy, Wear Safety Masks When Walking

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Concentrated air pollution caused serious damage to the health of the patients already suffering from respiratory diseases like asthma, he added.

During winters the respiratory problems increased as the dust could not go up in the atmosphere due to the moisture-laden air generated by the dew. The dust-borne air passed to the lungs during the breathing process and aggravated the problem of breathlessness among the asthma patients. In order to protect oneself against the dust hazards it was advisable that the commuters, especially asthma patients, should use masks to protect themselves.

Dr Mittal said that the pollution level had attained hazardous proportions. He said that road side generators, dilapidated -dusty roads and garbage dumps on the streets were responsible for the rise in air pollution rate in the city.

Despite several efforts and representations to the Pollution Control Board no effective measures could be introduced to check air pollution during the past two decades and the situation was left to deteriorate further, he added. Now the only solution to the problem was that individuals should take care of their health. They should use masks to minimise risk and in case asthma patients received attacks they should use inhalers till they could reach the doctor.

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1. For some unknown reason this sad story of savage repercussions

of too rapid industrialization struck me funny. Funnier than anything else this week, at least.

Greed and power hunger just can't seem to take the time to do things right.