Is the air of Steel City poisonous? Cough and cold made Kolhan people spend Rs 50 crore:

News India Live, Digital Desk: We know Jamshedpur for its beauty, wide roads and greenery. It is called ‘Green City’ and ‘Steel City’. But for the last few days there is a strange heaviness in the air here. When you wake up in the morning, there is a fog in the sky, which looks less like fog and more like smoke.

The latest report that has come out is a matter of concern for all of us. The increasing pollution has not only attacked our health but has also made our pockets loose. It is reported that people in Jamshedpur and the entire Kolhan area have received treatment for diseases caused by pollution. around Rs 50 crore Have blown it.

Let us understand in simple language what is going on and why we need to be careful.

Not air, but home to diseases!

With the onset of winter the climate of Kolhan deteriorates. Despite bright sunshine during the day, a blanket of ‘smog’ (a mixture of smoke and fog) covers the city in the evening. Its result?
Every second house has someone:

• Dry cough is coming, which is not getting better for weeks.
• Having trouble breathing (especially the elderly and asthma patients).
• There is irritation and allergy in the eyes.

Medicine market is hot, people are worried

There are queues of patients in doctors’ clinics and OPDs of government hospitals. According to an estimate, there has been a tremendous jump in the sales of allergies, cough syrups, inhalers and antibiotics in the recent past.

People of Jamshedpur and Kolhan alone are spending crores of rupees on medicines to save their lives. The figure of Rs 50 crore shows how serious the situation is. This money could have been used for some development work, but now it is only going towards eradicating the disease.

Why is this happening?

There are many reasons for this. Continuously increasing vehicular traffic in the city, smoke coming from factories and dust rising from construction work going on at various places. During cold weather, the air becomes heavy, due to which these polluted particles remain suspended in the air we breathe instead of going up. We are unknowingly inhaling this ‘poison’ into our lungs.

How to protect yourself?

Now the question is what should we do in this environment? Doctors recommend that:

1. Wear a mask: Whenever you go out or near traffic, be sure to use a mask. Even if it is not from Covid, it is necessary to protect from dust.
2. Avoid morning walks: If there is a lot of smog, do not go for an early morning walk. Wait for the sun to come out.
3. Lukewarm water: To keep your throat clean, keep drinking lukewarm water throughout the day.