In an unprecedented incident, Sri Lanka interrupted the second session of the test against India at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium on account of heavily polluted air in Delhi. This incident invites attention to the increasing problem of air pollution in India and on the need to develop guidelines to curb its effect on children, pregnant woman and athletes. At present, India is experiencing deteriorating air quality and the economic development in the future will lead to difficulties in managing the quality of air. According to WHO, 37 Indian cities feature in the global list of 100 cities with the highest PM10 (particulate matter with diameter <10mcm.
PM2.5 is a problem throughout India, and not restricted to urban areas or megacities. Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to adverse effects of air pollution due to health consequences during pregnancy. Exposure to polluted air…
