Hundreds of manual scavengers dive everyday into sewer and saptic tanks, at immense risk to health, if not life. Workers go about their task in a hazardous environment, often lacking even basic safety equipment. Now the risk for these marginalised workers are compounded due to COVID-19 pandemic. Migrant sanitation workers from Malda, West Bengal, working with Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam on daily basis.
Anjalaiah (left), 30, is a farmer from Amlikuntla village in Kosgi mandal of Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh. He suffered pesticide poisoning in 2005, for which he was admitted to a hospital, where he spent Rs 4,000 for four days.
Anjalaiah (left), 30, is a farmer from Amlikuntla village in Kosgi mandal of Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh. He suffered pesticide poisoning in 2005, for which he was admitted to a hospital, where he spent Rs 4,000 for four days.
Anjalaiah (left), 30, is a farmer from Amlikuntla village in Kosgi mandal of Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh. He suffered pesticide poisoning in 2005, for which he was admitted to a hospital, where he spent Rs 4,000 for four days.
Anjalaiah (left), 30, is a farmer from Amlikuntla village in Kosgi mandal of Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh. He suffered pesticide poisoning in 2005, for which he was admitted to a hospital, where he spent Rs 4,000 for four days.
Several unusual diseases afflict Padre village in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. Seen in this picture is Narayan Naik, 20, a resident of Padre village who suffers from mental and physical retardation.
Several unusual diseases afflict Padre village in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. Seen in this picture is Narayan Naik, 20, a resident of Padre village who suffers from mental and physical retardation.
Several unusual diseases afflict Padre village in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. Seen in this picture is Narayan Naik, 20, a resident of Padre village who suffers from mental and physical retardation.
Several unusual diseases afflict Padre village in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. Seen in this picture is Narayan Naik, 20, a resident of Padre village who suffers from mental and physical retardation.
Several unusual diseases afflict Padre village in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. Seen in this picture is Narayan Naik, 20, a resident of Padre village who suffers from mental and physical retardation.
Several unusual diseases afflict Padre village in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. Seen in this picture is Narayan Naik, 20, a resident of Padre village who suffers from mental and physical retardation.
Several unusual diseases afflict Padre village in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. Seen in this picture are Shree Padre along with some residents of Padre village and Sopan Joshi.
Several unusual diseases afflict Padre village in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. Seen in this picture is Muthakka Shetty who had 196 ppm of Endosulfan in her blood.
Several unusual diseases afflict Padre village in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. Seen in this picture is Muthakka Shetty who had 196 ppm of Endosulfan in her blood.
Several unusual diseases afflict Padre village in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. Seen in this picture are Muthakka's sons Kittanna and Sridhar. Kittanna, 21, has cerebral palsy brother Sridhar's mental growth is retarded.
Several unusual diseases afflict Padre village in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. Seen in this picture is Muthakka with her son Kittanna. Kittanna,21, has cerebral palsy. He can't eat or walk without help.
Several unusual diseases afflict Padre village in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. Seen in this picture is Shruti, 7, resident of Padre. Born with congenital anomalies three of her limbs are deforme . Her mother died of cancer.
Several unusual diseases afflict Padre village in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. Seen in this picture is Udaya, 10, of Padre has epilepsy, cerebral palsy and asthma.