1. 1. 00 THE DUHome Today's Paper All Sections News National International Opinion Business Sport Fr TODAY'S PAPER .IN SCHOOL NEW mau-11, May 5, 2015More than one third of children in India suffer froln poor hung healthImprove English Speaking Learn English Speaking Orilirie to Improve your Spoken English.Join www. eagetL(or. com/ Improve_EngIi1 Sol 0 in lrav: - Ohm Around 35 per cent of school-going children in India suffer from poor lung health with Delhi topping the chart,reveals a recently released survey reporLAccording to nation-wide survey report titled Breathe Blue15, a worrisome 2: per cent of the children surveyed in Delhi have been tagged with Poor lung capacity in the Lung Health Screening Test (LHST) conducted on them while another 19 per cent faring as bad Phcto A sho ke Cnakrabarty Together this segment forms a whopping 40 per cent of the children surveyed. This was followed by Bangalore at 36 per cent (14 per cent Poor and 22 per cent Bad),35 per cent in Kolkata (9 Per cent Poor and 26 per cent Bad) and 27 per cent in Mumbai (13 per cent Poor and 14 per cent Bad). The survey included 2,000 school students in the age group of 814 from all parts of the county. The Lung Health Screening Test determina how much air the lungs can hold,how quickly one can move air in and out of their lungs,and how well the lungs take oxygen in and remove carbon dioxide out from the body.The tests can detect lung diseases and measure the severity of lung problems.Poor results on LHST mean compromised lung function and high possibilities of contracting pulmonary diseases, Dr Preetaish Kaul,representative of HEAL Foundation. VVhile rising air pollution in the country poses serious health risks for all,it is more worrisome for children as they are yet in their growth years with vital organs of the body physiologically not mature enough to deal with it, " Dr Raj Kumar,HOD Department of Respiratory allergy and applied Immunology said. He said there was an urgent need to raise awareness among people and gure out ways to address this issue effectively. Another research of the organisation,titled CLAIM (Clean Air India Movement) Citizens Awareness and Attitude Survey,suggested that majority of people think it is the whole and sole responsibility of govemment to clean the air,thinking that that they cant do much about it. The survey indicated that only 15, 24, 27 and 9 per cent people in Delhi,Mumhai,Bangalore and Kolkata think that even they as individuals are also responsible for current level of air pollution. Overall 46, 63 and 96 per cent hikers,nonac car drivers,owners and ac car drivers or owners do not generally turn off their engine either because of laziness or luxury. 96 per cent think that turning the engine off and on consume more fuel.Also,86 per cent people think idle engine does not produce such fumes.67, 72, 56 and 84 per cent people in Delhi,Murnhai,Bangalore and Kolltata respectively didnt know when PUC gets due for renewal. P'1'lDelhi tops the chart with maximrun number of children urith poor lung health. Enyersfeel that there is an urgent need to raise awareness among people andjigure out ways to address this issue _'ectively.