NEW DELHI, Nov 6 (NNN-PTI) – Nearly 80 percent of families living in Delhi and surrounding areas, have someone suffering from air pollution related ailments, a new survey found.
The findings assume significance, in the wake of air pollution touching alarming levels over the past few days, with the air quality index (AQI) crossing into the “severe” category.
Quoting the survey findings, the “Business Standard” reported yesterday that, four among every five families living in Delhi and nearby areas, often referred to Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), surveyed, have someone experiencing pollution-related ailments.
“Eighteen percent of them have already visited a doctor or a hospital,” the survey said.
A total of 19,000 people were covered in the survey, conducted by LocalCircles, a community social media platform.
The responses were sought from residents of Delhi and nearby cities of Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad.
During the survey, it was also found that 80 percent said, their members were “facing multiple issues due to the pollution,” while seven percent denied having any issue at all due to the pollution.– NNN-PTI
