This must be something new but there is a direct relation between air pollution and Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is an important indicator of the economic performance of a nation. According to a study by the Centre for Research on Environment and Clean Air (CREA), IQAir Air Visual and Greenpeace Southeast Asia, health damage from air pollution caused between 0.4% and 6% of annual GDP in the world’s leading cities for the first half of 2020. The same research also determined that the estimated losses were within 4.1% and 6.6% for Indian cities from the commencement of this year until first week of September.
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According to the study, this was majorly due to enhanced risks of prolonged illnesses, asthma, work absences, preterm births and many other health impacts. According to the Airpocalypse 4 report, 9 cities of Telangana are in the list of non-attainment cities. The report reveals that Particulate Matter (PM) 10 levels in Hyderabad and Ramagundam are almost twice the NAAQS standards prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board and five times the World Health Organization prescribed limits.
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The Airpocalypse report also cites eight cities namely, Bengaluru, Raichur, Belgaum, Tumkuru, Kolar, Bijapur, Hubli, Dharwad and Bagalkote in Karnataka that are heavily polluted in terms of PM10 and air quality is way higher than the prescribed limits under NAAQS. It is worth considering that the capital city Bengaluru and Raichur top the list of non-attainment cities in Karnataka. According to the same Airpocalypse report, it was found that four cities namely Trichy, Thoothukudi, Madurai and Chennai in Tamil Nadu are heavily polluted in terms of PM10 levels and air quality way higher than prescribed NAAQS standards.
