Srinagar Air Pollution as Harmful as Smoking, Warns Expert

SRINAGAR : Simply stepping outside in Srinagar on a polluted day may be doing the same harm as smoking several cigarettes, an independent weather expert, Faizan Arif said on Saturday. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

Arif while highlighting the growing public health risk posed by the city’s deteriorating air quality said, “Current pollution levels in Srinagar mean residents are unknowingly inhaling air comparable to cigarette smoke.”

“On an average day with present pollution levels, breathing Srinagar’s air for 24 hours is roughly equal to smoking three to four cigarettes,” he said.

He explained that this exposure adds up quickly. “That means nearly 25 cigarettes in a week and more than 100 cigarettes in a month, even for someone who has never smoked,” he said,