Come Diwali, everyone
bursts crackers and celebrates with family and friends. Many feel the heat of
this festivity the next day when toxic smog released by the crackers blankets
the city and tortures the lungs of people suffering from respiratory and heart
ailments.
“Post-Diwali, we see a rise
of 20 per cent in number of patients suffering from respiratory ailments and
asthma,“ said Dr Rajesh Solanki of pulmonary medicine department at BJ Medical
College.
According to data provided
by 108 emergency service, cases of allergy, cardiac arrest, respiratory
problems and stroke have risen this year. “In 2013, 89 cases were reported.
This soared to 102 cases this year.There has been 14.6 per cent rise in the
number of respiratory problems this Diwali compared to last year,“ they said.
