Malishka's Naak Mein Dum: Are Mumbai's Children Paying the Price for Toxic Air?

 

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Taking the Naak Mein Dum campaign's health focus further, Malishka connected with paediatrician Dr. Aastha Jain to understand how Mumbai's worsening air quality affects children. With children spending time outdoors, travelling to school, playing in playgrounds and being exposed to dust and pollutants in their surroundings, concerns around their health become even more serious. Dr. Aastha Jain explained why children are particularly vulnerable to air pollution and how exposure to harmful particulate matter can affect their developing respiratory systems.

The conversation explored the possible impact of polluted air on children's lungs, immunity and overall health, along with respiratory symptoms and conditions that parents should watch out for. Malishka also brought attention to the challenges parents face when the air their children breathe every day is beyond their control. Through this interaction, Naak Mein Dum highlighted that Mumbai's pollution crisis is not just an environmental concern but a public health issue that could have long-term consequences for the city's youngest residents.