Traffic police face the brunt of rising air pollution
- | Saturday | 21st January, 2017
The city’s traffic police, faced with the task of managing over 65 lakh vehicles, is facing the brunt of rising air pollution. A pulmonary function test conducted on 235 traffic policemen in Bengaluru has revealed that 31% of those surveyed had reduced lung function. “Our target is to screen at least 80% of the traffic policemen to assess the actual impact,” said Abdullah A. Rehman, founder, APD Foundation. The report, compiled by Mangaluru-based Anti Pollution Drive (APD) Foundation and Eureka Forbes, puts on record issues that traffic policemen have been complaining of for a long time. ‘More efforts needed to help policepersons’Recognising the need to protect traffic policemen from the harmful effects of air pollution, the State government has instituted measures to combat health problems afflicting personnel.
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