cse organised orientation workshop on agenda for sustainable …
cse organised orientation workshop on agenda for sustainable …
In 1995, the Supreme Court ordered 538 polluting tanneries …
the 1100 acre Calcutta Leather Complex in Bantala opened in 2005. …
Where the canal water is visible and not choked by solid waste, …
Leather shavings and trimmings- end products of finished leather- …
Illegal units operating outside burn and boil the leather …
There is no solid waste treatment facility inside the leather …
Inside the walled units, workers use a host of chemical processes …
Tanneries often do not pre-treat waste before sending it to the …
Constant nausea and burning in the eyes are common among workers. …
Storm water canals inside the leather complex choked with solid waste.
In its first ever environment audit the Comptroller and Auditor …
Elephant warning sign on National Highway next to Gorumara …
Houses damaged by elephants on the night of January 8, 2014, in …
Houses damaged by elephants on the night of January 8, 2014, in …
Resorts, habitations and tea estates have fragmented the elephant …
Chapramari rail crossing in North Bengal- a high risk zone where …
Chapramari rail crossing in North Bengal- a high risk zone where …
Boudha Oraon, More than 70 years ago Oraon was born in the …
Anil Lama, whose 57 year old father was trampled by an elephant …
Haripada Ray of Malbazar elephant squad has on several occasion …
Members of Malbazar elephant squad with their crude equipment- …
Lalita Lohar, a worker from Hila tea estate says her house has …
Elephants damaged hut of Kalapadi Bawari of Dadhimukha Village in …
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Alok Gupta
Broken thatched huts by elephants is a common sight in Dadhimukha …
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Alok Gupta
Villagers of Dadhimukha Village show how herds of elephant ate …
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Alok Gupta
Villagers of Dadhimukha Village showing elephant foot marks in …
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Alok Gupta
The protesters included forest dwellers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,…
Pradip Sikdar, a geologist
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Cse organised orientation workshop on agenda for sustainable buildings on 04th Jan, 2013 at kolkata
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Cse organised orientation workshop on agenda for sustainable buildings on 04th Jan, 2013 at kolkata
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In 1995, the Supreme Court ordered 538 polluting tanneries operating in the heart of the Kolkata to relocate to the outskirts. The tanneries relocated to Bantala, 20 km away, but 17 years later its business as usual.
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The 1100 acre Calcutta Leather Complex in Bantala opened in 2005. Now its a living hell with untreated effluents flowing all over and solid waste choking storm water canals. In a bizzare planning in 2006, the state government of West Bengal opened an Info
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Where the canal water is visible and not choked by solid waste, it is either dull red with blood, dyes or chromium or shines in grimy bubbles.
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Leather shavings and trimmings- end products of finished leather- are dumped on the roadside next to the ecologically sensitive Ramsar site of East Kolkata Wetlands.
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Illegal units operating outside burn and boil the leather trimmings to make fertilizer and fish feed. The chromium used in processing leather can leach into the ground water polluting the East Kolkata Wetlands, a 2009 inspection report from the union mini
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There is no solid waste treatment facility inside the leather complex. Hence the crude burning and boiling outside. After repeated complaints from the IT firm Cognizant, some of the solid waste is now being sent to Haldia, 130 kms away.
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Inside the walled units, workers use a host of chemical processes to treat leather, but without even the bare minimum protection of gloves. There are 308 tanneries operating at the leather complex.
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Tanneries often do not pre-treat waste before sending it to the common effluent treatment plant. Last year the state pollution control board issued closure notices to 18 tanneries. These were violating standards for Ph level, total suspended solids and ch
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Constant nausea and burning in the eyes are common among workers. Very few units supply them with protective gloves, boots or masks. Despite the Supreme Court order there is no hospital yet for the 12,000 workers.
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Storm water canals inside the leather complex choked with solid waste.
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In its first ever environment audit the Comptroller and Auditor General rapped the state and central authorities for failing to relocate the leather complex properly. 'The project failed to achieve its stated objective of ensuring safe disposal of industr
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Elephant warning sign on National Highway next to Gorumara National Park in North Bengal
Houses damaged by elephants on the night of January 8, 2014, in Hila tea estate in north Bengal. Elephants, driven by their powerful sense of smell, demolish walls of rooms where grains are stored.
Houses damaged by elephants on the night of January 8, 2014, in Hila tea estate in north Bengal. Elephants, driven by their powerful sense of smell, demolish walls of rooms where grains are stored.
Resorts, habitations and tea estates have fragmented the elephant landscape in north Bengal.
Chapramari rail crossing in North Bengal- a high risk zone where several elephants have been killed by speeding trains.
Chapramari rail crossing in North Bengal- a high risk zone where several elephants have been killed by speeding trains. Since 1987, more than 130 elephants have been killed by trains in India, with nearly 90 percent of the deaths concentrated in West B
Boudha Oraon, More than 70 years ago Oraon was born in the labour lines of Grassmore Tea Estate in Jalpaiguri district of northern West Bengal.
Anil Lama, whose 57 year old father was trampled by an elephant in December 2013, thinks elephants raid villages and croplands as they have no food inside the forests.
Haripada Ray of Malbazar elephant squad has on several occasion escaped death narrowly- he often works without sleep for days chasing away elephants from villages and croplands.
Members of Malbazar elephant squad with their crude equipment- double barrel pellet guns and searchlight.
Lalita Lohar, a worker from Hila tea estate says her house has been demolished several times by rampaging elephants
Elephants damaged hut of Kalapadi Bawari of Dadhimukha Village in Bankura. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Broken thatched huts by elephants is a common sight in Dadhimukha Village. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Villagers of Dadhimukha Village show how herds of elephant ate entire two acres of potato crop. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
Villagers of Dadhimukha Village showing elephant foot marks in the field. Elephants across India are losing their habitats at an increasing pace and clashing with people wherever they go.
The protesters included forest dwellers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Odisha and Arunachal Pradesh
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Pradip Sikdar, a geologist
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