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Between sorting mushrooms in a Dongria Kondh village inside Niyamgiri
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 …
Indiscriminate use of dynamite for road cutting is increasing …
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Gyan Singh Khela, resident of Tawaghat in Dharchula, lost two …
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Rajendra Singh Damri of Tawaghat shows where his two storey house …
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Houses damaged in the floods. The owners are now living as …
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Houses damaged in the floods. The owners are now living as …
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Houses damaged in the floods. The owners are now living as …
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Debris being cleared from springs on Dharchula-Tawaghat road. If …
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NHPCﾒs 280 MW Dhauliganga power plant in Dharchula has been …
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Children still visit the place where their houses were before …
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As many as 48 people live in this class room. ﾓThis is still …
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As many as 48 people live in this class room. ﾓThis is still …
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Kamla Jethai of Gothi village in Dharchula is unable to hold back …
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Kamla Jethai of Gothi village in Dharchula is unable to hold back …
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The road connecting Rudraprayag to Joshimath and Ukhimath gets …
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Aruna Roy,A mahila mela organized by people's organization, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, in Ajmer's Jawaja block to receive complaints relating to pension benefits and other welfare schemes, turned out to be a public hearing for Aadhar scheme
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Aruna Roy,A mahila mela organized by people's organization, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, in Ajmer's Jawaja block to receive complaints relating to pension benefits and other welfare schemes, turned out to be a public hearing for Aadhar scheme
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A mahila mela organized by people's organization, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, in Ajmer's Jawaja block to receive complaints relating to pension benefits and other welfare schemes, turned out to be a public hearing for Aadhar scheme
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Between sorting mushrooms in a Dongria Kondh village inside Niyamgiri
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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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Indiscriminate use of dynamite for road cutting is increasing landslide incidents. People dread driving on the road from Bageswar to Munsiary in Pithoragarh district because of frequent landslides
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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Gyan Singh Khela, resident of Tawaghat in Dharchula, lost two houses to floods and landslide and got a cheque of Rs 2,08,000 from the government. But, he is thinking of returning the cheque because he doesnﾒt have a bank account in his name. All his docum
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Uttarakhand
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Rajendra Singh Damri of Tawaghat shows where his two storey house stood before the floods
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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Houses damaged in the floods. The owners are now living as tenants in Dharchula town. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna promised them Rs 3, 000 rent per month for the next one year. Some of them have been getting Rs 1,500 for past two months
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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Houses damaged in the floods. The owners are now living as tenants in Dharchula town. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna promised them Rs 3, 000 rent per month for the next one year. Some of them have been getting Rs 1,500 for past two months
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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Houses damaged in the floods. The owners are now living as tenants in Dharchula town. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna promised them Rs 3, 000 rent per month for the next one year. Some of them have been getting Rs 1,500 for past two months
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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Debris being cleared from springs on Dharchula-Tawaghat road. If they are not cleared, the water would come down with greater force, leading to severe damage, says a local resident
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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NHPCﾒs 280 MW Dhauliganga power plant in Dharchula has been completely shut down after the June floods. It is expected to take another six months to re-start operations. According to NHPC, the cost of damages and subsequent restoration is estimated at abo
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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Children still visit the place where their houses were before floods to look for their belongings. It has been three months they havenﾒt been to school. In some areas, schools are running in camps but the children have lost all their books. On Tawaghat-Dh
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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As many as 48 people live in this class room. ﾓThis is still better. I am afraid the government would shove us into small tin tents after some time,ﾔ says Sumitra Bist who lost her two storey house in New Sobla village and was airlifted to safety
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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As many as 48 people live in this class room. ﾓThis is still better. I am afraid the government would shove us into small tin tents after some time,ﾔ says Sumitra Bist who lost her two storey house in New Sobla village and was airlifted to safety
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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Kamla Jethai of Gothi village in Dharchula is unable to hold back her tears every time she sees her four-storey damaged house by the river. She now lives in a camp 2 km from her house. ﾓThose who had kutcha houses have been getting Rs 2 lakh. We had a puk
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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Kamla Jethai of Gothi village in Dharchula is unable to hold back her tears every time she sees her four-storey damaged house by the river. She now lives in a camp 2 km from her house. ﾓThose who had kutcha houses have been getting Rs 2 lakh. We had a puk
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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The road connecting Rudraprayag to Joshimath and Ukhimath gets blocked frequently because of landslide
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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