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Hyderabad: Air pollution cause of 6,228 premature deaths this year
Air pollution cause of 6,228 premature deaths this year
- An online tool developed by IQAir AirVisual and Greenpeace Southeast Asia reveals the premature deaths caused by PM 2.5
- According to CPCB data the air quality in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai in October was comparatively better than 2019
- Despite the reasonable improvement, air quality in three cities remain higher than the prescribed WHO standards
Hyderabad: In a latest development an online tool has been developed showcasing the ill-effects of air pollution and can also record the data of premature deaths occurred due to the air pollution. The online tool developed by IQAir AirVisual and Greenpeace Southeast Asia has revealed that air pollution from PM 2.5 were responsible for 7577, 6228, and 6374 premature deaths respectively in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Chennai from January to September 4 this year.
The latest Greenpeace India analysis of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data has revealed that the air quality in three major southern cities (Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai) in October was comparatively better than that of 2019. The reduction in PM 2.5 emissions ranged from 16 to 37 per cent. However, the air quality in all three cities still remains higher than the prescribed WHO standards (25g/m3), a press release issued by Greenpeace India said.
In Hyderabad the average concentration of PM 2.5 reduced by 17.88 per cent. The average concentration of PM 2.5 this November was 56.32g/m3, as compared to 68.58g/m3 during the same period last month. The air quality monitoring stations in Sanathnagar and Zoo Park recorded the highest average of PM 2.5 i.e 62 g/m3. In the whole month, Hyderabad only witnessed a single day where the air quality matched the prescribed PM 2.5 WHO standard.
