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<ul><li>The national capital’s residents have shown resilience to skin and lung problems and are risking long-term health effects too. This is evident from the undeterred demand for housing in Delhi-NCR area. </li><li>Real estate experts say that people won’t be moving out from their primary home but would buy a second home in less polluted area to get temporary respite.</li><li>For second homes, people are choosing spacious areas with access to public transport and greener space. This is soon turning out to be a luxury which is much in demand-- and that means realty prices will remain intact too. </li></ul>In spite of many frustrated claims on social media, no one is moving out of Delhi--not as yet. The national capital’s residents have shown resilience to skin and lung problems and are risking long-term health effects too. This is evident from the undeterred demand for housing in Delhi-NCR area. Real estate experts say that people won’t be moving out from their primary home but would buy a second home in less polluted area to get temporary respite. The impact of air pollution on the real estate sector is minimal because people have adapted it. “Real estate prices in most Indian cities are not dictated by environmental factors as much as by affordability and their ability to provide employment. For affordable and mid-segment housing, the primary demand driver is connectivity - the speed with which residents can get to work and back,” said Prashant Thakur, director and head of research at ANAROCK Property Consultants. For second homes, people are choosing spacious areas with access to public transport and greener space. This is soon turning out to be a luxury which is much in demand-- and that means realty prices will remain intact too. “Prices will not fall because of increased outward migration. In a country where condemned buildings - clearly declared unsafe for habitation - continue to be occupied, people tend to stay where they are if the economic rationale is compelling enough and no immediate alternatives exist,” said Thakur.. Huge risk to health Delhi which has already been one of the most polluted cities, has worsened this year after air quality dipped below ‘<a href="https://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqibasics.aqi">hazardous’ level</a>999 on November 23. The city became a lung destroyer as breathing its polluted air equivalent to smoking over 20 cigarettes a day. The city’s population was alarmed as many studies pointed out that bad air <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/air-pollution-affects-childrens-brain-development-unicef/articleshow/71966471.cms">can affect the brain development of children</a>. According to UNICEF Executive Director Fore, children born during this time are most affected as they continue to have small lungs, breathe twice as fast as adults and lack immunity. Another study said tha<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7710327/Women-suffer-greater-decline-memory-likely-Alzheimers-pollution.html">t women in their 70s and 80s who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution experienced greater decline in memory</a> and more Alzheimer's-like brain atrophy than their counterparts who breathed cleaner air. The toxic air in the Delhi-NCR is not only taking a toll on people's health but is also adversely affecting their skin, causing allergies, rashes and premature ageing, forcing many to seek medical treatments. Doctors have observed 30% jump in skin related problems. Yet, the city’s residents are not giving up on it and hope that the air clears soon. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="71966471" title="Toxic air can affect brain development of children, warns Unicef" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

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If the study at at the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Indian+Institute+of+Technology&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Indian Institute of Technology</a>, Bombay, is to be believed, <keyword id="55910" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Air-Pollution">air pollution</keyword> contributed to a total of 80,665 <keyword id="957086" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="premature-deaths">premature deaths</keyword> of adults over 30 years in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Mumbai&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Mumbai</a> and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Delhi&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Delhi</a> in 2015 which is about two-fold from 1995. Also, if we talk about it in economic terms, air pollution cost the two cities $10.66 billion (approximately Rs 70,000 crore) in 2015, or about 0.71% of the country's gross domestic product. 
 According to the study, the impact on <keyword id="1157715" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="health-and-productivity">health and productivity</keyword> as a result of exposure to pollution and the consequent burden of respiratory ailments rose with every passing decade. 
 
The impact calculation was done using data on PM 10 (fine particulate matter measuring 10 microns), population and death rates. 
 With its <keyword id="4082476" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="higher-pollution-levels">higher pollution levels</keyword>, Delhi recorded more premature deaths due to ingestion of PM10 from vehicle exhaust, construction dust and other industrial processes. Casualties went up from 19,716 in 1995 to 48,651in 2015. In Mumbai, the comparative figure rose from 19,291 to 32,014 in 20 years. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Air+pollution&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Air pollution</a> was also responsible for 23 million cases of restricted activity days (RAD) — either less productive days or days off work for individuals — in the commercial capital in 2015. The worsening quality of air in the city also led to 64,037 emergency room visits in 2015 by those stricken by respiratory ailments, up by 35.4% from 1995. In comparison, in Delhi, there were 29 million cases of RAD and 0.12 million emergency room visits in 2015. 
 
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<ul><li> Multinational corporates are doing little towards sustainability </li><li>A recent report filed by 11,258 scientists across 153 countries said that the Earth “clearly and unequivocally faces a climate emergency”. </li><li>Here are some of the few who are putting their best step forward to save the Earth. </li></ul>Air pollution in Delhi crossed “hazardous levels” last week, forcing the government to declare a climate emergency More than 46 million who live in New Delhi are exposed to toxic air, causing lung infections, rashes, eye burn and others. The next city to report very poor quality of air is Kolkata. A <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/11/05/more-than-scientists-around-world-declare-climate-emergency/">recent report filed</a> by 11,258 scientists across 153 countries said that the Earth “clearly and unequivocally faces a climate emergency”. However, multinational corporates are doing little towards sustainability Here are some of the few who are putting their best step forward to save the Earth. 
	
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<keyword id="53848" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-quality" source="Orion">Air quality</keyword> across Delhi continued to be in the 'very poor' category with AQI at 324. "With severe air quality and high level of pollution in Delhi-NCR, we are observing an increase in number of patients coming to us with complains of redness, Itching, and watering in the eyes," said Dr Ikeda Lal, Cornea and Refractory Surgery Specialist, at Delhi Eye Centre and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital New Delhi. "Patients with pre-existing dry eyes are experiencing exacerbation due to high pollution. We are observing almost increase of 40 rise in number of patients coming to us with eye related problems," he added. Dr Lal explained that pollutants and dust in the air is one of the major reasons for causing eye allergy and eye related problem. Delhi has been witnessing a steep increase in AQI levels after a marginal improvement on Sunday. The city's AQI stood at 348 at 4 pm on Monday, deteriorating from 301 on Sunday. The increase in AQI levels comes after the Centre on Saturday had removed stringent curbs, including a ban on construction work related to linear projects and the entry of polluting trucks, in Delhi following a drop in pollution levels due to favourable wind speed and direction. "The increase in the incidence of dry eye and ocular allergy is causing discomfort even in normal eyes. It aggravates the eye complaints in eyes that are prone to dryness and allergies. If care is not taken immediately, some of these eyes can have reduced vision due to this problem as well," said Dr Rajesh Sinha, Professor of Ophthalmology at RP Centre AIIMS New Delhi. While lubricating eye drops and the use of sunglasses are helpful options, contact lenses and eye makeup should be avoided until the eyes are healed completely, Dr Lal said. Doctors advised to not rub eyes if they itch, wash eyes with clean water; repeat if it still feels uncomfortable. They suggested that cold compresses can help relieve mild itching and to see an eye doctor as soon as possible and avoid prolonged exposure of eyes to pollution.

40% rise in eye related problems due to pollution, say Delhi doctors

With New Delhi <a href="https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3036505/delhi-air-pollution-driving-tourists-away-and-spurring" class="link-text">engulfed in toxic smog</a>, a new establishment offering people a breath of fresh air is proving popular in the Indian capital.Over the past fortnight, the city has seen a public health crisis, with authorities twice declaring a pollution emergency and shutting schools while advising the elderly and infants to stay indoors. Concentrations of the most harmful airborne pollutants in the a city of 25 million are regularly about 20 times the <a href="https://www.scmp.com/topics/world-health-organisation" class="link-text">World Health Organisation</a> safe limit as industrial pollution and vehicle exhaust fumes – combined with smoke from crop stubble burning – cast a toxic pall over the metropolis. But at Oxy Pure customers can inhale 80-90 per cent pure oxygen infused with essential oils such as peppermint, cinnamon, lavender and lemongrass for 299 rupees (US$4.17) per 15-minute session. Nishika Waghela, 33, breathes in oxygen mixed with different scents at Oxy Pure. Photo: Reuters The <keyword id="1853846" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="oxygen-bar">oxygen bar</keyword> was launched in May by Aryavir Kumar and Margarita Kuritsyana, and supplies its scented air through lightweight tubes placed under the customers’ nostrils. Kumar said he gets between 30 and 40 customers per day, as well as providing “portable cans” of air that they can carry around with them. Some of those who have tried it after suffering the ill effects of pollution – itchy eyes, runny noses and throat infections – say they were unsure if the therapy had a psychological effect, but it did make them feel refreshed. A motorcyclist passes a worker sweeping a road shrouded in <keyword id="68139" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Smog">smog</keyword> in New Delhi. Photo: Bloomberg Others were less sure, however, with several taking to social media to criticise the very concept behind the bar and one declaring that Delhi “has officially gone mad”. Doctors say taking oxygen for a short while, even in high concentrations, has no benefit, and breathing extremely high levels can actually be harmful, including causing lung damage. Several Delhi residents, like Kapil Gulliya, who works with a financial services firm, described the oxygen bar as a gimmick, misusing the alarm over pollution for commercial purposes. “What use is 15 minutes of oxygen when pollution is many times the <keyword id="6356001" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="international">international</keyword> safe limits here, equal to smoking 30 cigarettes a day?” Last week, <a href="https://www.scmp.com/topics/india" class="link-text">India</a>’s Supreme Court criticised the government for making “little constructive efforts” to curb pollution. The court has ordered a new clampdown on stubble burning on farms surrounding the capital.Bonny Irengbam, a senior sales assistant at Oxy Pure, told The Indian Express newspaper that “some people, who try it for the first time, will feel relaxed and fresh. But only people who undergo the sessions regularly will get real benefits of the aroma.” Irengbam said he does not encourage back-to-back sessions and advises his customers to stick with one 15-minute session per day. “I was passing by and saw that they were offering pure oxygen. I thought I’ll give it a try and went for the lemongrass flavour. It was refreshing,” Manjul Mehta, an Oxy Pure customer, told the daily. Oxy Pure is located in an upscale mall in the south of Delhi, with a second outlet expected to be launched by next month at Delhi’s main airport, according to Irengbam.

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