Deadly pollution: The number of new respiratory patients increased by 10%, cement reaching the lungs of women construction workers

Nowadays more tears are coming, the color of spit has turned black, there is constant soreness in the throat, whistling sound is coming from the breath. Such problems have increased due to the increased level of pollution. According to the report published in the Lancet magazine in 2020, about 17 lakh people died in India due to air pollution in 2019.

How is pollution bothering you?
The mucosa present in the respiratory tubes has been badly affected due to pollution. Due to the swelling in them, the problems of cough and cold have increased in the common people. Dr. Vini Kantro, Senior Consultant, Respiratory and Critical Care, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, says that due to increased pollutants in the air, the problems of patients of Asthma, COPD, Chronic Pulmonary Lung Disease have increased by 50% more than usual days.

Indraprastha Apollo Hospital and Paras Hospital are witnessing a 10% increase in the number of new respiratory patients. Dr. Arunesh Kumar, Head of the Department of Pulmonology, Paras Hospital admits that some patients have never had chest problems before.

Blurred buildings are visible as the city is surrounded by a blanket of smoke.

Poisonous air is as dangerous as smoking
Smoking has been known to be responsible for chronic bronchitis, but these days pollutant poisoning is becoming the cause of the disease. Due to the lack of strong wind during this season, the pollution present in the air increases the viral, bacterial and fungal infections related to respiratory. These diseases are easily caught by weak people in terms of immunity.

N95 mask is very important for them.

condition of construction sites
held in Delhi in 2021 Study of Mahila Housing Trust It was found that women working on construction sites have become victims of scoliosis. It is a respiratory disease. Not only this, they carry construction material like slurry, cement on their heads which falls on their faces. This has also been considered a major reason for their respiratory diseases. The women working at these sites live in cramped houses in resettlement colonies (Thaneshwar Adigaur). The smoke emitted during cooking on a brick-fired stove is also affecting their health badly. Purpose, Clean Air Fund and CMSR Consultant This study, done in collaboration with Dr., suggests that the lungs of children living with the mother at construction sites are also being affected badly.

Sustainable solution needed.

What to do then?
Due to the pollution caused by construction, the government has banned construction work many times. Roshni Diwakar, senior researcher associated with this study, says that these women become unemployed when work stops. Since most of these husbands also work here. Therefore, the livelihood of the whole family is snatched away. Many of the women working here are widows (10%) and some are divorced. Some women are also living separately from their husbands. When there is no work, it reaches even worse condition. 77% of female workers in this study know that their lungs can be damaged due to polluted air from construction sites. 52% have red eyes, 49% have respiratory problems. About 45% get skin diseases. Even about 4% are victims of heart problems.

There can be bad effect on the child.

The danger is even higher in pregnancy
Studies have found that breathing in polluted air for a long time has a bad effect on the DNA of the unborn baby. People suffering from kidney, heart, heart and brain diseases are more prone to develop respiratory diseases. During pregnancy, you can go to a place where there is less pollution, then definitely go. If possible, use an air purifier in the room of pregnant women.

Higher risk of infection in those with weak immunity.

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