35% school-going Indian children suffering from poor lung health: Survey

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“Around 35 percent school going children in India suffer from poor lung health confirming the worst fears due to rising air pollution and deteriorating air quality,” Manjari Chandra, representative of the foundation, said here while presenting the findings.

Children in Delhi are the worst affected with a total of 40 percent in the “poor” and “bad” zone in the test.

Bengaluru children came next at 36 percent, while Kolkata ranked third at 35 percent and Mumbai lowest at 27 percent.

According to Anirban Maitra, a consultant pediatric pulmonologist, kids suffer more from lung disease in polluted areas.

This is a survey has revealed that around 35 percent of school going children in India suffer from poor lung health.As part of the ‘Breathe Blue 2015’ campaign,a, Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru in the last three months, it was aimed at mapping the effects of air pollution on breathing capacity of young children.

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