The Impact of Exposure to Air Pollutants among Traffic Police in Bihar: An Excerpt from the Field

Barun Kumar  Thakur; Tamali  Chakraborty; Ashok Kumar  Ghosh

doi:10.37773/ees.v4i1.112

Authors

Barun Kumar Thakur FLAME University
Tamali Chakraborty Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya
Ashok Kumar Ghosh Bihar Pollution Control Board

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37773/ees.v4i1.112

Keywords:

Air Pollution, Bihar, Traffic Police , National Clean Air Programme

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Author Biographies

Barun Kumar Thakur, FLAME University

Department of Economics, FLAME University, Gat No. 1270, Lavale, Off. Pune Bangalore Highway, Pune 412115, India.

Tamali Chakraborty, Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya

Department of Economics and Business Environment, Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya, Uruvela, Prabandh Vihar, Bodh Gaya 824234, India.

Ashok Kumar Ghosh, Bihar Pollution Control Board

Bihar Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, Plot no. NS-B/2, Patliputra Industrial Area, Patliputra, Patna 800010, India.

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