Dehradun is ahead of other UP cities in air pollution, number of patients in hospitals increased by 20% due to rising AQI

On one hand, due to the cold wave and the ever-increasing air pollution, the air of Uttarakhand’s capital Dehradun is getting poisoned, while its effect is clearly visible in the hospitals of the capital.

Dehradun beats UP cities in terms of AQI

Dehradun’s air is now getting more polluted. The worrying thing is that the level of pollution here has started to exceed cities like Ghaziabad, Meerut and Muzaffarnagar. According to the report of the Central Pollution Control Board, Dehradun is at the 9th place in the list of 298 cities of India where air pollution is the highest. According to the report of the CPCB, the Air Quality Index AQI in Dehradun has reached 300. In Rishikesh, the neighboring city of Dehradun and Kashipur in the plains of Kumaon, the AQI is hovering around 250, which falls in the worst category. This is extremely harmful for people’s health.

PCB told this reason

On this entire situation, Member Secretary of Pollution Control Board, Dr. Parag Madhukar Dhakate said that hot air is not able to go up. It remains down due to pollution. Pollution is increasing due to low wind speed. At the same time, he has said that the smoke of stubble burning in the surrounding state is coming to the valley with the winds and getting stuck here. This is also affecting the weather. Due to this, people are being advised to take precautions.

Respiratory patients are increasing in hospitals due to increasing AQI

The Air Quality Index in Dehradun has reached close to 300. This has started causing a lot of problems especially to respiratory patients. The Medical Superintendent of Doon Hospital Department said that pollution in the capital has started affecting health. Oxygen levels have started decreasing due to pollution. Due to this, people are having difficulty breathing. Also, the risk of flu has increased.

Patients increased in Doon Hospital’s OPD

The number of patients in the OPD of Doon Hospital’s Medicine Pediatrics and Health Medicine Department is increasing. Children and older people are facing the most problems. Doon Hospital’s Medical Superintendent and Respiratory Specialist Dr. Anurag Agarwal said that on normal days, about 500 to 600 patients used to come to the OPD of Doon Hospital’s Medicine Pediatrics and Health Medicine Department. These days the number has increased significantly.

‘These days there is an increase of 15 to 20% in the number of patients. Flu patients are having difficulty breathing. At the same time, cases of shortness of breath and low oxygen levels are also coming to the fore. Such patients should not use antibiotics. Apart from this, patients should not go out in the evening and morning.’

–Dr. Anurag Agarwal, Medical Superintendent, Doon Hospital–