‘Industrialization’ is the key to uplift millions of lives thought the leaders of China when they set out to build the nation in 70s and 80s. They were not entirely wrong as industrialization in the early 19th century was the turning point in the histories of Europe and US. What the Chinese and other leaders who followed in their footsteps across Asia failed to realize was the perils of a mass and unplanned mushrooming of manufacturing units across the serene countrysides.

China’s smog-filled cities are now ringed with heavy industry, metal smelters, and coal-fired power plants, all critical to keeping the fast-growing economy going even as they spew tons of carbon, metals, gases, and soot into the air. About a third of 113 cities surveyed in China failed to meet national air standards last year and a fifth of urban Chinese breath heavily polluted air.

Air pollution is estimated to cause approximately 2 million premature deaths worldwide per year. More than half of this burden is borne by people in developing countries. PM2.5 refers to the smallest solid particles in the atmosphere—those less than 2.5 microns across. Such dust can get deep into people’s lungs; far deeper than that rated as PM10. Yet until recently developing nations have measurements only for PM10.

In a mad-dash to achieve the target GDP numbers, nations are loosing sight of the deteriorating environment and the impact it would have on the common man. It is time for households to apportion a part of their monthly incomes for the raising health bills. Though this sounds optional it could become mandatory if the mindless expansion continues.

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