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Hi ll IulNtw NttlINDIAN ESGOKDC3annnnniarcctnrtr/ an l'i: 'Cz1)v: vccl>re: env; READY to Live HOMES/ .*r. ,.. / 5.. .,/ it due. .. r. ..i. -@ ChrompetA k Prabhu . ... ,.. ,:m Q oiilinriii;viirreo and PoliticsHome > (ies >BclliltuuBen aluru 2nd Only to Delhi in Kids Suffeting Poor LungI-lea thEy Express News Service i Published:ustn May 2015 ootoomi test updated:ustii May zois ootm AMIrina:D 3.. .zriitii (JBENGALURU Atter Delhi Bengaluru is the most polluted city in the country a survey covenngchildren has revealedThe study.conducted across the nation's metros.found 21 per cent children in Delhi suertng irom poor lung capacity toilowed by 14 per cent in sengaluruIENGALUIII llllll IIIIIAI GASPING CHILDRENAround 35 per cent or schoolgoing children in lndia sutter rrom poor lung health according to a recenlly released survey titled Breathe Blue The nationwide survey revealed that children in Delhi are the worst aitected A good 36 per cent otlsengalurus children are atlected too with 14 per cent having poor lung capacity and 22 per cent wrth oad lung capacityAmong 40 per cent ot De| rll5 children 21 per cent have poor lung capaclly and 19 percenl oad lung capacity The survey included 2.oou school students in the age group or 344 trorn all pans oi the countryR Shankar.president or an NGO called l-teal Foundation said "We are almost close to Delhi in the quality or polluted air it something is not done.we will soon catch up wllh Delhi lThe survey was carried out in oad tratnc areas or Bengaluru Areas with dense tratnc,such as Hebbal Flyover.Dairy Circle and Bannerghalla Road house many schools "Children are the citizens ol tomorrow Their quality or tile will be artected and tile spans shortened oecause or decreased lung capacity it is high time we look stringent measures to clean up our air he saidDrvaman Acharya.chainrian.Kamataka state Pollution control Board.said.We can monitor and direct other agencies But.we cannot clean Ihe air That is the nature otthe ooard "Poor Lung l-teaith city 2nd only to DelhiHe suggested measures that would help the city oetter its air quality "we demand that the registration ot new vehicles in the city oe stopped we cannot have more vehicles, " he saidWllh a pnptllallon of around 1 2 crore and more man 50 lakh vehicles.of which 40 lakh are twowheelers.Bengaluru is groaning under many proolems including acute water shortage and rising air and sound pollutionTests can tell how the lungs are doing The Lung tleaith Screening Test delennines how much air the lungs can hold.how quickly one can move air in and out.and how well the lungs take oxygen in and remove carbon dioxide trom the oody The tests can detect lung diseases and measure the severity or lung problems aid Dr Komarla Nagendra Prasad.senior allergist and immunoiogist There has been a spun in the respiraole suspended particulate matter (RSPM) levels in Bengaluru.according to a study conducted last yearThe Karnalaka state Pollution control Board (KSPCB) monitored air quallly in 15 stations across Bengalum According to these statistics.12 centres oarring two registered a spun in RSPM levels which can cause respiratory problems and could also lead to cancer and lung diseasesother crtiesin Kolkala.35 pc children are affected,with 9 pc with poor lung capacity and 25 per cent with oad lung capacity in Mumbai.ot the 27 percent with problems 13 per cent showed poor lung capacity and 14 per cent badit CommentsQ LoginThe New Indian Express9 iii lIilIHl B ali. i..st ii i,rli i-. i . i C WE irs't:cci"i'riei" ,i i lTHENEWiNDlA>lEXPRE5S H. :r4 , ~ 'I'Ime BCCI Got to Heart of the Matter Player lnteres Mind,BCCI Plans toAdopt chennai Super Kings,Karan singh Misaddresses PM Madi as vajpayee TwiceModi Government's Top controversial Appointments That ottleiriier:we respect , rdur thoughts and views.out we need td be juditiuus while riiadeidtine . dur (DIWMEVTIS.All the tariirnentt All he moderated by the NlE editanal.Abslnln ndin Dusting tdriirnertis that ale DDSLEVVE delanlatm,dr iniitinmtdi,and do rtolllidutr in Personal tttattt T. , to mold outside rupeiiiiiitt in, idt- Hit taniment Help ii,delete - arnmt-nt.[HA1 dd not Iallaw tna-, e gtlidellllvRead MoreREINVENT YOUR COMBO OF nsttloot snttuztrri LEATHER WALLET ;BELTM299WHY WAITCONYACT NOW rite New lttdlntt ExpressEIB warns of Human Bomb Allack Against Modl During Mic Bthar Vllllllnci is scneaiilecin arrive here to launch Farldlt Deeri Dayal upadnaiai Rashtrliz oraniiri doiti mna arid inaugurate the new campus uVllTF'atrlaRead more New lndian Express r lll an-pies; 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