Air pollution killing Indians every day: Ex-WHO scientist calls for National Clean Air Mission
Air pollution cannot be treated as a seasonal or environmental issue but is rather a full-blown public health crisis claiming lives every day, ex-WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan told News18. "It's cutting many years from our lives," she said, adding that air pollution contributes to heart attacks, strokes, dementia and cancers. She called for a National Clean Air Mission.