10 Points to Save Our Lungs in High Levels of Air Pollution - Dr. (Prof.) Arvind Kumar

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Save Our Lungs in High Levels of Air Pollution
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Save our LUNGS

• The pollution levels have been rising to alarming
  levels in the recent past with multiple
  deleterious effects on our health, worst affected
  being the lungs.

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Air Pollution Control

• As all efforts are being made to control the air
  pollution, we need to protect ourselves and our
  families from this noxious air, till such time
  that these pollution controlling measures start
  to show their positive effects.

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10 Points to Save our LUNGS

• We need to understand the severity of the present
  situation and take immediate actions. Read our
  10 Points to Save Our Lungs in High Levels of Air
  Pollution

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1. Car Pool

• Ask why to take out four cars from one location
  to another when you could easily fit in just one.
  Car Pool is a sure-shot way to tackle the black
  smoke that has engulfed our cities. Lower the
  number of cars on the road leads to less
  pollution. Do not hesitate to ask. It is not
  difficult.

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2. Walk or Cycle

• Avoid taking out a car for small things such as
  visiting a restaurant few yards away. Encourage
  yourself switching to walking. Another
  environment friendly option is cycling. Cycling
  is not just a great way to keep fit or shed
  calories but also it is pollution free. For
  covering the nearby distances why not walk or
  switch to cycles.

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3. Online Shopping

• Telecommute or going for online purchase is far
  better than going out to shop and contribute to
  the pollution levels.

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4. Plant a tree

• We have been hearing this slogan since we were
  kids but recall here, how many have you actually
  planted with your hands. It is true that the
  trees help in filtering the air and provide
  shade.

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5. Recycle Paper

• Though tough to stop using paper completely, it
  is imperative to save paper and recycle as much
  as you can. Recycling can help to avoid wastage.
  Harmful pollutants are released during the
  manufacturing process and play havoc with the
  environment.

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6. Use fan over air conditioners

• Air conditioner contributes heavily to global
  warming and therefore, it is better to switch to
  using fans as much as we can.

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7. Organize and plan everything

• Make a diary when you plan to make a trip for
  shopping or running errands. Try to plan and
  organize your travel in a go rather than making
  several trips and contributing to air pollution.

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8. Stop Smoking

• You may hate the censor board for smoking bans or
  advertisements during the movie-breaks in
  theatres but the matter of truth remains that
  smoking is extremely harmful for health as well
  as injurious to environment. 

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9. Turning off lights and office equipment's

• When stepping out of the room, turn off lights
  immediately. Turn off office computers and other
  equipment's when leaving the office premises. It
  is important to save resources because wasting
  resources is same as wasting quality of lives on
  the planet. 

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10. Maintain Car

• It is pivotal to maintain our cars or any
  equipment that emits gas or smoke. Accelerate
  gradually and keep your tires inflated. Obeying
  traffic rules such as speed limits can help to
  save your life as well as many other lives on
  roads. 

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Dr. (Prof.) Arvind Kumar

• MBBS(AIMS), MS(SURGERY, AIIMS), MNAMS, FACS,
  FICS, FUICC
• Senior Consultant General, Laparoscopic,
  Thoracic, Thoracoscopic Robotic Surgeon

• Dr. (Prof.) Arvind Kumar is presently the
  Director, Institute of Robotic Surgery and the
  Chairman of Centre for Chest Surgery Lung
  Transplantation at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New
  Delhi. Its under his aegis and efforts that Sir
  Ganga Ram Hospital has become Asia's first
  hospital to deliver successful Robotic Vascular
  Surgery.Read more gtgt

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