Air pollution posing severe health risks: JSS Secretary

Dec 04,2023

Dharwad: The increasing air pollution has started to pose severe risks to public health and hence dedicated efforts are required to minimise air pollution and reduce the threat to public health and ecology, said JSS secretary Ajit Prasad. Inaugurating Air Pollution Control Week programme organised by the Regional Transport Office in association with Janata Shikshana Samiti here on Saturday, he said toxic air is choking several cities and there is an urgent need to address the issue failing which the people will find it extremely difficult to breath. Senior RTO Bheemangouda Patil said that people have to ensure that carbon emission by their two-wheelers and four-wheelers is within the permissible limit.

Source: Healthworld