Smart Planet: The Cost of Pollution in India? $ 80 Billion a Year . . .

Smart Planet is a great website / blog that I often link to, and it is one that I read regularly. This is one of the reasons why - the site quotes a World Bank report that evaluates the cost of pollution in India. Many of the costs of pollution are not easily counted, but it is not difficult to see where they would affect people directly. For example, increased health issues due to exposure to pollutants can put severe strain on societies as they have to deal with sharply higher medical bills. Secondly, when water, soil and the air are dirty, it affects agricultural output, making food more expensive. And the list goes on . . . Do check both the Smart Planet piece and the World Bank report out at this link.