Air pollution suffocates Calcutta

Some 70% of people in the city of Calcutta suffer from respiratory disorders caused by air pollution, a recent study by a prominent cancer institute in India has concluded.

Ailments include lung cancer, breathing difficulties and asthma, the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) study says.

The CNCI is one of India’s foremost research bodies, and its investigation took six years to complete.

One of its key findings was a direct link between air pollution among the 18m people of Calcutta and the high incidence of lung cancer.

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