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Air pollution led to 12,000 deaths in city  

19th February, 2021 Environment

Details:

  • A report released by Greenpeace Southeast Asia has estimated that Bengaluru, which fared better than Delhi and Mumbai, recorded an estimated 12,000 avoidable deaths owing to PM 2.5 pollution.
  • Among the six cities featured in the analysis, Bengaluru is worse off when compared with Chennai, Hyderabad, and Lucknow.

 

 

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/air-pollution-led-to-12000-deaths-in-city/article33876039.ece