Reader's contribution: By Kamala Vishwanathan

Clean Air for Healthy Living

Air is life. Without air life ends. Man can live without food and water for a longer time than he can without air. Air provides life-energy to all living creatures. Despite its importance, we still tend to undermine its significance in our daily living.

The atmosphere contains 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1% other gases. While inhaling air, innumerable foreign bodies get into our system. These bacteria cause illness. Lung & heart diseases are commonly caused by inhalation of impure air.

Today, the awareness of the need to inhale clean air is keenly felt all over the world. . There are scientific apparatus to measure the quality of air. Though not effectively implemented, emission tests were introduced for all motor vehicles.

Keeping pollution in mind, many automobile manufacturers stopped making non-AC cars. The sale of non-AC cars has dropped in the last decade. Motorists, especially in cities, take care to keep their noses covered while riding motorbikes.

Taking precaution only while going out is insufficient. We spend a major part of our day either in offices or at homes. Therefore, we need to ensure the free flow of air in these places too.

The World Health Organisation has emphasised the need for windows in vital directions.

Even Vaastu Shastra emphasises the number of windows and doors for this purpose.. Here are a few guidelines to enable circulation of clean air inside our homes and offices.

• Keep green plants indoors - they keep the air clean and are aesthetically appealing.

• Ventilation through windows should be sufficient. Even in air-conditioned offices, care should be taken to allow free flow of fresh air for a few hours every day.

• Exhaust fans are important especially in kitchens at homes. Do not allow smoke to stay inside.

• Usage of good building material is a must. Emulsion paint on the walls enhances the finish, but has ill effects on the air inside a room.

• Remove dust & dirt from every corner.

• Dispose of waste hygienically.

• Use biodegradable eco-friendly products instead of plastics.

• Grow trees if you have a garden. Potted plants can be put in small spaces. In over crowded areas air-purifiers could be installed.

Pure clean air is a need of the hour. Lets spread awareness & ensure that the air around us is clean.

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