1.50 lakh lives can be saved every year by using LPG, know which 4 states will be more affected by it

New Delhi: Even today, people in villages prefer to eat roti cooked on the stove and in many houses wood and coal are still used. Meanwhile, an organization called ‘Vital Strategies’ has done a study. In which it was told that if LPG is used instead of wood and coal for cooking in rural India, then more than 1,50,000 lives can be saved every year. Along with this, this change will also give people 37 lakh years more healthy life.

LPG connection can save millions of lives

Many rural families in India still use wood, cow dung cakes and coal for cooking. The smoke emitted from these is very harmful for health. ‘Vital Strategies’ found in its survey that if these families completely adopt LPG, it will reduce indoor and outdoor pollution and more than 1,50,000 lives will be saved every year. LPG is a clean fuel.

LPG usage is less in these four states

The study also found that four states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh will benefit the most from this change. These states have a large population, low LPG usage and very high air pollution levels. The study states that the major benefits of using LPG will be seen in the form of a reduction in infant mortality rate. This will also reduce the problem of low birth weight in children under five years of age and respiratory diseases in people over 60 years of age. Health researchers believe that reducing the smoke from the ‘chulha’ is very important to solve India’s air pollution problem.