The menace of air pollution in India is taking gigantic proportions, creating severe health hazards for more and more people. 2.5 million deaths in 2015 were caused due to poor air quality related illnesses, the most in any single country . On August 2, 2018, a group of 13 Pulmonologists and Chest Physicians from six cities raised their voices against it, sharing personal experiences on patterns observed among patients with the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan.
In a letter to the minister, they asked to expedite the implementation of emission standards from over 500 coal fired power plants as envisioned in the 2015 amendment to the Environment (Protection) Rules of 1986. “We would like to share with you that in the recent past, we have seen an unprecedented increase in the number of chest diseases and specially Lung Cancer . In fact, we are…
