1. vrlanlo rnmre leedblc -llrsnu What was wrong nun me an?*
Ruputlllvc mnooaraarorrn nlrreleon C, ,y,9,,sell 34; _L on 35 Per
cent children In lndla Suffer From Poor Lung
Health:SurveyAlllvldlarPu| sY: uumlrrdlaIUDdme4 rrayanzarslrslsrsr
L e l ~so.rn r. n.ur.Ban Curl luv Inp.Ynllmini a Mom:Dlglrlzlrrg
lr)(/ lawnromow . lIr. llr. BOOK ml:an UPTCI ass 2 LA( or:INvly'
Mari? was mom we wasElm nor.on.me llr h lllar. .rn- muse.ml NEW
DELHI Around 35 oer eenl ol solroolgorng olrrldren in lndra suuer
mm 5"";" M , m', m': ,C Guwj, from poor lung neslrn Wllh nelln
ropplno me onarr,reyeala a reoenrlyroe:rr.lixplv no.released survey
reoan A l " ' ' snmaano ulll-I or rnaan MORE FROM NmvAoeordrng lo
nationwide survey reponmled arealne Blue!5, awerrlsome 2| per oenr
or me e .ren suryeyed In new have been V ulmed with Poof lung
eepaony ln rne Lung Healrrr soreenrng Test(LHST) eandueled on them
while anoI|1zv19 oer eenr lanng as -oad-Together lnrs segnrenr
ronns a whopping Au per aenl ol lne children Wed sun. .. n. ..u.
... . nr. yn. unr. .r. .r. .._.snares l. ... .a. ... ... . Grown u.
..rn. ... a.. .n. a.n. ...a. .. cry one you. ..ernlerc up.PI-ne Eng
This was followed by Bangalore at 35 per cent (14 per cent Poof and
Eonlwn Way Iowa 0" Wslphwv * 22 oev cent Ead'),35 pet cent In
Kolkzta ('5 Dev cent Poof and 26 we! 373'--iv--M cent Bad) and 27
percent n Mumhal (13 percent and I4 per uoN'1' Mlssoenr laad). map
reed rs Know: ;3:: :_'; m: The survey lneluded 2,000 sonool
srudenrs ln rne age grouo of 244, y,, ,,_,SW ym,from all oans or
are eounryMum . rlu yo. .. __W: _'J_": _u,Ga'; b_ The lung Health
soreenrng rear derennrnea now muorr arr me lungs, ,., ,,4g_, , can
nold,how quickly one son mayeaIn and out or men lungs,and now well
rne lungs rake oxygen ln and remoye earoon dloxlde our lrom ore
body rnelesls can deleer luno drseases and measure we seyenry ol
lung oroolems.Poor resulrs on LHST mean eornoromlsed lung funotlon
and man possrorlmes of oonrraenno pulmonary drseaaes:pr Preelarsn
Kaul,renresenrarrye ol HEAL raundarron said-wnrle nsrng an oolluuon
ln rne eaunay oases senous nealln nsks lor all.lr la more worrisome
lor enlldren as rlrey are lei ln rnelr drowrn years wnrr vnul
organs or ore body Dhysloloalcally nol mature enouon to deal wlrn
-r:Dr Raj Kumar,HOD neoarrmenl ol Resolralory allergy and applled
lrnmunology ssrd. 10 Quick Rlciyun For olnnar From All our me
aloneHe asrd more was an uroenr need ro ralse awareness among
people and gure our ways lo address nus rssue eueerryelyAnother
researerr or me eroanrsalron,ulled CLAIM (clean Arr Indlu
Moyernenl) Clllzens Awareness and Alliulde Survey,suggesred rnar
Mull,M mm FM ,0. mzlonly of people Ihlnk rr rs rne wnole and sole
reeponsrprllly ol ~, ,,, m,, M,, ,, goyernmenl la nlean me
an,lhlnklng that rnal lney can!do much aooul lr.The survey
lndlcaled rnar only 15, 24, 27 and 9 per oenr oeoole ln
Delhl,Mumoar.sangalore and Kolkatn (hlrlk that even they as
Indlvlduals are also resaonsrule for eurrenl level ol alr
oallurlonoyersll A6, as and 9a oer nenl hikers,nonae car
dnyers,owners and ac car drlyera or owners do nor generally rum
ourlrelr enolne elrner oecause of lazrness or luxury sanles Hnvy
Rzlns ro Addnsi Rally ln 'Ilnu>hirIDIl| l95 per oennnrnk that
nlrnrno rne sngrne on and on eonaume more fuel Also,as per senl
neaole urrn e engine does nor orodune such lurnes s7. 72, 56 and an
per cenl people In nelnr.Mumoal.sangalore and Kulkala resoenuyely
dldn1 know wnen nuc gels due lar renewal 'wnrle most or us bvoudly
knowxhut an pcllullon ls dunuuously mun m rne oounrry,dearrrr ol
nealrn lndicalors always dalured rne gravity ol rne Droblem.we are
sure rnar the survey resulrs will updsre people ro me vlror Koh a
Pnkluznl 'Loo| u|lkn' sue oenls ol arr pollullon rne rdeas oenrnd
lne eanroargn as ro sensruze Tluithr Abuxxpeople and ro eduoele mom
on making orroloea rnar help reduce an D0|lUI4on, ' sard social
adlvlsl and aeademreran,Nupur nay,Member arearne Blue Envlronmenl
acllvlsl Kamal Meallle added,Reckless nulrrng ol lrees,reprd
uroanrsarron and above all,a dearrn ol enyrronmenr lrrendly
laws.surely we have a reeroe or disaster!name Turned annals in on
With some of our clues already lrsled as me mosrpolluted rn the
world,Mv . r us nlgn lime we lake uo rne lssue on priority oasis
and rrgure our waysro oonnol Do| IuIlorl. 'Story n. .rr. .sr. .r.
.s May,2nl5l7a 43 rsrALSO new Rahlr/ Iizndhl mar )
