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Regional cooperation must to control air pollution in south Asia: Experts

Average life expectancy in India could increase by 5.2 years and in Delhi by 9.4 years if the WHO standards on air quality are achieved, they said

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As per the report, if Delhi complied with the WHO air quality standard, people could live around 9.4 years longer, said Greenstone.

4 min read Last Updated : Jul 30 2020 | 11:47 PM IST

Experts from various south Asian countries Thursday stressed on the need for regional collaboration for fighting air pollution and agreed that people in the region can live longer if the World Health Organisation's guidelines on air quality were met.

Average life expectancy in India could increase by 5.2 years and in Delhi by 9.4 years if the WHO standards on air quality are achieved, they said.

A discussion took place during a webinar on 'Air Quality in South Asia: Opportunities and Challenges', organised by Lung Care Foundation, where experts from India, the USA, Sri Lanka and Pakistan got together to find a collective solution to tackle air pollution in South Asia.