Chinky Shukla
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Spread over 2,200 hectares of land in Mumbai’s suburbs, salt …
Each salt pan produces more than 500 tonnes of salt every year. …
Due to high reflectivity of the salt piles, the labourers mostly …
The salt pans are a source of livelihood for more than 2,000 …
The labourers are paid around Rs 125 a day and many of them are …
Vitthal, seen in this picture, hails from a poor village in …
Dhaniya, another young migrant worker from Bihar, is seen …
The salt workers live in temporary dwellings, primarily made of …
Vasiya, 57, is popular among his fellowmen for playing melodious …
The Okhla waste-to-energy plant, managed by the Jindal group, is …
More than 500 trucks dump waste at the waste treatment plant daily.…
The Delhi High Court had ordered shifting of the biomedical waste …
The Okhla waste-to-energy plant, managed by the Jindal group, is …
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the …
Ragpickers sorting out recyclables from A garbage dump, Okhla …
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the …
A resident of Haji colony, Farhad Parveen, suffers from severe …
Haji colony is just 100 metres from the incinerator plant. The …
The ground water in the locality has been contaminated by …
Khursheed Ahmed, 66, has been living in Haji colony for the past …
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the …
Hasrat Khan, 64, suffers from asthma. “We are constantly …
Beena Alick John, 55, has stomach cancer. “The plant is noisy …
A patient being examined for heart problems at Moolchand hospital,…
A patient being examined for heart problems at Moolchand hospital,…
A person examining patients ECG (ELECTRICAL SIGNAL OF HEART) …
A person examining patients ECG (ELECTRICAL SIGNAL OF HEART) …
A person examining patients ECG (ELECTRICAL SIGNAL OF HEART) …
A person examining patients ECG (ELECTRICAL SIGNAL OF HEART) …
A person examining patients ECG (ELECTRICAL SIGNAL OF HEART) …
Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
Spread over 2,200 hectares of land in Mumbai’s suburbs, salt pans (flat expanses of grounds covered with salt and other minerals), surrounded by thick mangrove trees are the city’s last defence against ocean flooding as they act as natural buffers again
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Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
Each salt pan produces more than 500 tonnes of salt every year. But with land becoming dearer in Mumbai, the place occupied by these salt pans is being eyed by Mumbai’s real estate agents
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Chinky Shukla
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Due to high reflectivity of the salt piles, the labourers mostly work during early morning and late evening hours
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Chinky Shukla
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The salt pans are a source of livelihood for more than 2,000 migrant labourers who come from different parts of the country
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Chinky Shukla
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The labourers are paid around Rs 125 a day and many of them are not paid for weeks on end
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migrant workers ,
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salt lands ,
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Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
Vitthal, seen in this picture, hails from a poor village in Maharashtra. Lack of employment opportunities in his hometown forced him to migrate to Mumbai
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migrant workers ,
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Salt Industry ,
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salt lands ,
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Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
Dhaniya, another young migrant worker from Bihar, is seen preparing lunch for his kinsmen
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migrant workers ,
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Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
The salt workers live in temporary dwellings, primarily made of bamboo and hay. There is shortage of drinking water, shelter, power supply and facilities like gumboots, sunglasses, tools and healthcare
Chinky Shukla ,
Maharashtra ,
migrant workers ,
Mumbai ,
Mumbai ,
Salt Industry ,
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salt lands ,
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Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
Vasiya, 57, is popular among his fellowmen for playing melodious tunes on his flute. He has been working in the pans for the past eleven years
Chinky Shukla ,
Maharashtra ,
migrant workers ,
Mumbai ,
Mumbai ,
Salt Industry ,
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salt lands ,
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Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
The Okhla waste-to-energy plant, managed by the Jindal group, is located close to residential colonies, major hospitals, institutions and schools. The residents in the area and environmentalists are waging a battle in court to get it closed
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Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
More than 500 trucks dump waste at the waste treatment plant daily. Trucks also carry ash from the plant and dump it in the landfill, exposing people continuously to dust at all times of the day
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Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
The Delhi High Court had ordered shifting of the biomedical waste plant at Okhla in January this year. But it continues to operate unhindered
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Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
The Okhla waste-to-energy plant, managed by the Jindal group, is located close to residential colonies, major hospitals, institutions and schools. The residents in the area and environmentalists are waging a battle in court to get it closed
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the plant for incineration. This includes biomedical waste which is burnt in a biomedical waste incinerator separately. Resident Welfare Associations say the waste-to-energy plant generates lar
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
Ragpickers sorting out recyclables from A garbage dump, Okhla landfill, Delhi
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Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the plant for incineration. This includes biomedical waste which is burnt in a biomedical waste incinerator separately. Resident Welfare Associations say the waste-to-energy plant generates lar
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
A resident of Haji colony, Farhad Parveen, suffers from severe asthma. “It is very difficult to live here in the midst of all the dust and harmful gases. Trucks filled with waste from different parts of the city are dumped here, which emits bad stench. Th
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Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
Haji colony is just 100 metres from the incinerator plant. The colony has the waste to energy plant on one side, alongside a bio-medical waste incinerator and large municipal compost plant
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Chinky Shukla
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The ground water in the locality has been contaminated by leachate from the compost plant. People complain they are constantly afflicted with skin problems and respiratory ailments
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Chinky Shukla
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Khursheed Ahmed, 66, has been living in Haji colony for the past 17 years with his family. He is suffering from tuberculosis. His wife, 60, has second stage cancer. “It is shameful that the government is more concerned about energy generation than health
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the plant for incineration. This includes biomedical waste which is burnt in a biomedical waste incinerator separately. Resident Welfare Associations say the waste-to-energy plant generates lar
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
Hasrat Khan, 64, suffers from asthma. “We are constantly exposed to harmful gases, dust and foul smell of the waste. It makes me giddy. The plant has aggravated my breathing problem and now on an average I spend Rs 3000 per month on my medicines,” says Kh
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
Beena Alick John, 55, has stomach cancer. “The plant is noisy and emits smoke clouds which enter the residential area. It is difficult to even go out of house for morning or evening walks. Most of the residents here complain of chest congestion and skin p
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
A patient being examined for heart problems at Moolchand hospital, New Delhi. heart disease was considered a problem of the elderly. now a lot of people in their 20s and 30shave block arteries. the worrying trend has not woken the government up from slu
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
A patient being examined for heart problems at Moolchand hospital, New Delhi. heart disease was considered a problem of the elderly. now a lot of people in their 20s and 30shave block arteries. the worrying trend has not woken the government up from slu
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
A person examining patients ECG (ELECTRICAL SIGNAL OF HEART) report, Moolchand Hospital, New Delhi Heart disease was considered a problem of the elderly. now a lot of people in their 20s and 30shave block arteries. the worrying trend has not woken the
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
A person examining patients ECG (ELECTRICAL SIGNAL OF HEART) report, Moolchand Hospital, New Delhi Heart disease was considered a problem of the elderly. now a lot of people in their 20s and 30shave block arteries. the worrying trend has not woken the
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
A person examining patients ECG (ELECTRICAL SIGNAL OF HEART) report, Moolchand Hospital, New Delhi Heart disease was considered a problem of the elderly. now a lot of people in their 20s and 30shave block arteries. the worrying trend has not woken the
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
A person examining patients ECG (ELECTRICAL SIGNAL OF HEART) report, Moolchand Hospital, New Delhi heart disease was considered a problem of the elderly. now a lot of people in their 20s and 30shave block arteries. the worrying trend has not woken the
DVD NO. MDVDDP040
Chinky Shukla
81 Photos
A person examining patients ECG (ELECTRICAL SIGNAL OF HEART) report, Moolchand Hospital, New Delhi Heart disease was considered a problem of the elderly. now a lot of people in their 20s and 30shave block arteries. the worrying trend has not woken the
DVD NO. MDVDDP040