Srinagar Suffers Amidst Air Pollution

Simply stepping outside in Srinagar on a polluted day may be doing the same harm as smoking several cigarettes, an independent weather expert, Faizan Arif said.

- Observer News Service

Arif while highlighting the growing public health risk posed by the city's deteriorating air quality said, "Current pollution levels in Srinagar mean residents are unknowingly inhaling air comparable to cigarette smoke."

"On an average day with present pollution levels, breathing Srinagar's air for 24 hours is roughly equal to smoking three to four cigarettes," he said.