NGO distributes anti-pollution masks to traffic cops

Posted by: 2016-05-23 03:12:30 ,
By Raj Kumar

As many as 35 traffic cops in the city, who are diagnosed with weak lung functioning due to dust pollution, were provided with advanced scientific anti-pollution mask costing Rs 400 each.
Anti-Pollution Drive (APD) Foundation, an NGO, had conducted a pulmonary function test for Mangaluru City Traffic Police in association with pulmonologists Yenepoya Medical College. As many as 115 traffic cops had undergone pulmonary function test conducted by the Foundation, which was started in October 2015 with a mission to work towards mitigating air pollution and improvise public, environment and economic health of India.
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