Bhopal, June 12 -- Ground-level ozone (GLO) at the TT Nagar monitoring station surged to a maximum of 255 micrograms per cubic metre on Wednesday, following a week of blistering heat since June 7, conditions ideal for ozone build-up near the surface..
This isn't the protective ozone high above but a pollutant formed when strong sunlight reacts with vehicular and industrial emissions. It irritates the throat, triggers coughing, tightens the chest, and makes breathing harder-especially for those with asthma or other respiratory conditions. Even healthy people may feel short of breath or fatigued.
Doctors note that several of these symptoms resemble early-stage Covid, particularly the JN.1 variant now resurging in parts of the country. The o...