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The capital Delhi and NCR have been facing severe and ultra-severe category air pollution levels for the past few months. An AQI of 400 or more is considered hazardous to health. AQI 396 to 400 was recorded in many parts of Delhi at 6:30 am on Tuesday. AQI was above 430 in Rohini and Vivek Vihar.
A research report of 2023 has come out on air pollution and its health effects, which is quite scary. It is being said that due to increasing air pollution, serious diseases and mortality rates have increased among children. Delhi recorded the highest number of deaths of children under five due to outdoor air pollution in 2019. After Delhi, child mortality rate was also high in Haryana and Punjab. Air pollution has been identified as the third largest risk factor for death of children under five in India. Experts say that children are being badly affected by the ill effects of air pollution. The report said the percentage of deaths related to outdoor PM 2.5 increased in 2019 in states like Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and West Bengal. Whereas a slight decrease has been observed in Goa, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh.
According to a media report, this data is based on previous research and prediction modules related to mortality due to air pollution. This report has not yet been placed in the public domain. According to the report, in 2019 alone, pollution from outdoor sources and PM 2.5 in the air as well as the use of solid fuel for cooking caused over 16 lakh deaths in India, of which over 1.5 lakh were deaths. Among children under 14 years of age.
