Air pollution is on the rise in Bengaluru: 1127 heart attacks in eight months
Bengaluru, November 2: With the every passing day, Bengaluru, the Capital City of Karnataka is staggering under increasing air pollution. In the last eight months, total 1127 heart attack cases were reported from Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology in the city.
In Canada, only 1100 heart attack cases were reported in last eight years. Unfortunately, within eight months, Bengaluru city has recorded 1127 heart attack cases, according to sources.
Sources said that the increasing emission of carbon dioxide from the vehicles has caused air pollution resulting in heart attack cases. Earlier causes for the heart attacks were majorly high blood pressure and diabetes. But now, air pollution is also causing the heart attacks, according to researchers.
This shocking revelation came to know with a study from a team called Climate Trends, comprising of the members of various voluntary organizations. The cause of air pollution was restricted to cough, asthma and lungs related diseases. But the carbon dioxide, emitted from the vehicles, is causing the heart attacks, the sources said.
How air pollution causes?
Last year, they have taken 1200 patients for a study. Of them, 10 per cent were suffering from high blood pressure and 10 per cent from diabetes and remaining 80 per cent patients did not have any major diseases. Total 48 persons were smoking and remaining patients, without having any bad habits, died of heart attacks. When the team studied the reasons for such heart attacks, it was shocked to notice that most of them were auto drivers who did not have any major health problems. But they were spending most of their times in travelling in the city. In congested places, people would not use ACs. As a result, the carbon dioxide from the vehicles would directly enter the body. This has led to alarming rate of heart attack cases in the city, according to Dr Rahul Patil who studied the reasons.
Other diseases are also on the rise
Not only heart attacks, but diabetes, autism, mental retardation and other diseases were increased due to high rate of air pollution. But it is difficult to say the numbers. More than 25 per cent of children have been suffering from Asthma, the doctor said.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
