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Nitin JainTribune News ServiceLudhiana April 10Ludhiana district has got a special grant of Rs 26 crore for air quality improvement in the industrial hub of the state. Other states that were given the Central grant for air quality improvement included Andhra Pradesh Rs 67.5 crore Bihar Rs 102 crore Chhattisgarh Rs 53.5 crore Gujarat Rs 202.5 crore Haryana Rs 24 crore Jharkhand Rs 79.5 crore Karnataka Rs 139.5 crore Madhya Pradesh Rs 149.5 crore Maharashtra Rs 396.5 crore Rajasthan Rs 140.5 crore Tamil Nadu Rs 116.5 crore and Telangana Rs 66.57 crore. Air pollution causes cancer: WHOIn 2013 the World Health Organization (WHO) had officially added outdoor air pollution especially particulate matter to the list of causes that lead to cancer. The WHO study had concluded that air pollution specifically PM 2.5 fine particulates are clearly a cause of lung cancer. The agency had also concluded that air pollution is a cause of bladder cancer..