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Do you know, according to the Air Quality Index, moderate air quality ranges from 101-200. Currently, Delhi NCR is experiencing Severe Air pollution, according to the Central Pollution Control Board(CPCB), the city's air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 401. Though Delhi’s AQI is a great matter of concern, the other cities in India also have a poor AQI and deserve our attention. Other cities with poor air quality include Jaipur (265), Ahmedabad (243), Belgaum (221), Jabalpur (235), Lucknow (241), and Begusarai (325).

For parents and their children across the country higher levels of air pollution due to bad air quality is a matter of concern.

Let us have a look at how indoor and outdoor air pollution affects children’s health.

More than 90% of children around the world are exposed to polluted air that can damage their health, children are more vulnerable to the health effects of air pollution as their organs are still developing, and they breathe in more air concerning their body weight.

Exposure to air pollution in children can cause:

• Adverse effects on neurodevelopment, impacting their mental health and motor development skills leading to lower scores on cognitive tests.
• Injure their lung function.
• Aggravate asthma symptoms.
• Develop airway irritation and inflammation, coughing and breathing difficulty.
• Let us together do our bit to protect children.                                

Follow these steps accumulated by The Banyan and give kids relief from their struggling to breathe

Regularly Stay updated with your city’s AQI

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• Develop airway irritation and inflammation, coughing and breathing difficulty.
• Let us together do our bit to protect children.

Follow these steps accumulated by The Banyan and give kids relief from their struggling to breathe

Regularly Stay updated with your city’s AQI

There are significant variations in air quality day to day. If we observe PM2.5 for a week, we will witness that on some days PM2.5 numbers stay well below 100 and on other days where it climbs up to 350 and above. The good news is that there are good days when we can take a deep breath, get out of our houses and know that we are not hurting our kids.

Manage outdoor playtime for Kids:

Tracking air quality ensures that we can better manage children's outdoor time. On good days we can encourage more outdoor playtime for kids and on bad AQI days, we can keep them engaged in indoor games and activities.