Amid air quality concerns, PMC plans survey on health risks of rising PM2.5 levels

3 min readPuneJul 30, 2026 06:31 PM IST There is a need to integrate air quality monitoring data with public health records and field surveys so that the findings can support air pollution mitigation strategies, said Madhav Jagtap, Deputy Commissioner (Environment), PMC. (File photo) With Pune’s Environment Status Report (ESR) flagging concerns about deteriorating air quality, the civic administration has planned an epidemiological survey to assess the relationship between ambient PM2.5 concentrations and the prevalence of asthma and other respiratory diseases. This will help provide data on vulnerable population groups, pollution hotspots and disease patterns associated with long-term exposure to fine particulate matter. Madhav Jagtap, Deputy Commissioner (Environment), Pune Municipal Cor