It has now become a well established fact that residents of Kathmandu valley breathe extremely unhealthy air every day, and what’s even more alarming is the fact that it has already jeopardized the health of many.
According to pulmonologist Niraj Bam of the Institute of Medicine, Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu’s air pollution levels is one of the highest in South Asia, which has already shown its effects by inflicting people with respiratory ailments.
Breathing polluted air has far reaching consequences, from brain function to fertility issues, countless studies have shown a link between breathing polluted air and various physical and mental illnesses. Masks are now an essential part of wellbeing for Kathmandu residents not just for COVID – 19 prevention but for air pollution as well. Not just that, air quality levels in Kathmandu now demand closing of windows to avoid unhealthy air from entering into the buildings.
