Poor air quality has cut short lives by an average of 5.4 years
Almost 60% of the world’s increase in pollution has come from India in the last decade, with every citizen exposed to particulate levels that exceed the WHO guideline. Air pollution shortens lives by 11.9 years in Delhi NCR.
The Economic Times
(Aug 29, 2023)
Lack of clean water leads to 2 lakh deaths annually
An estimated 600 million citizens, constituting 40% of India's projected population, are likely to face water stress by 2030. Water bodies are polluted mainly due to discharge of poorly treated sewage from cities/towns and industrial effluents.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
(Mar 21, 2022)
70% waste goes to drains, landfills & waterways or is burnt
About 5% of the total collected waste is recycled, 18% is composted, and the remaining is dumped at landfill sites. Producing more than 25,000 tonnes of plastic waste every day, the plastic crisis in India is one of the worst in the world.
Earth.org
(Jun 07 2023)
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