The cost of serious health consequences from Particulate Matter pollution is estimated to be around 3 per cent of India's GDP, according to a Health Ministry statement in Lok Sabha today.
Minister of State for Health and Family welfare Anupriya Patel, in a written statement to the Parliament, cited the 'India - Diagnostic Assessment of Select Environmental Challenges' report prepared by the World Bank Disaster Management and Climate Change Unit, which states that the total damage because of environmental degradation amounts to Rs. 3.75 trillion, which is equivalent to around 5.7 per cent of the India's GDP.

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