The US think tank RAND Corp have released a study directly correlating hospitalization costs with air pollution based on data gathered in California from 2005 to 2007. The report can be downloaded from this link. I do wish that someone would take up a similar study in India and inform the Central government and State Governments how much potential damage could take place because of the mindless attempt at pushing forward with the current methods of "development." All of the money in India will not be enough to do anything positive if huge numbers of people begin to fall severely sick from exposure to pollution. And pollution is something that is democratic in nature - it affects millionaire and pauper alike, political leader and the average Indian alike.
Now, would someone please get this message out to the luminaries who occupy the seats of power? Good health is something that has a direct effect on prosperity. Medical expenses have brought even wealthy nations like the USA and Britain to the verge of ruin. Just imagine what they could do to a poor nation like India . . .
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Ever since the swine flu scare, lots of people (especially in Bangalore, where every second person)are walking around the streets with masks on....so in a way they have an inadvertant protection from air pollution. we indians embody the statement "when nature throws tomatoes at you - make tomato juice"
ReplyDeleteLOL! This is the equivalent of dumping trash in a neighbor's yard in order to clean one's own.
ReplyDeleteWhy am I not surprised?