Moolchand, a grazier-turned-farmer in Nivera village, Rajasthan
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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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Uttarakhand Floods disaster: Lessons for Himalayan states
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25 shops in Baluakot town of Dharchula sub-division of …
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Road repairs going on near the office of NHPCﾒs 280 MW …
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Gyan Singh Khela, resident of Tawaghat in Dharchula, lost two …
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Shyam Singh Khela, another resident of Tawaghat in Dharchula, …
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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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People of Dharma Valley have to walk at least 30 km daily on this …
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Road repairs on to connect Tawaghat to Dharchula
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Debris being cleared from springs on Dharchula-Tawaghat road. If …
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Moolchand, a grazier-turned-farmer in Nivera village, Rajasthan
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Moolchand's feild and Pagara, a grazier-turned-farmer in Nivera village, Karauli district
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Moolchand's feild and Pagara, a grazier-turned-farmer in Nivera village, Karauli district
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Moolchand's feild and Pagara, a grazier-turned-farmer in Nivera village, Karauli district
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Between sorting mushrooms in a Dongria Kondh village inside Niyamgiri
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Niyamgiri hills ,
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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
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Uttarakhand
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Uttarakhand Floods disaster: Lessons for Himalayan states
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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25 shops in Baluakot town of Dharchula sub-division of Pithoragarh caved into the Kaliganga river on June 17. The shop owners received a sum of Rs 1,900 recently as compensation
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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Road repairs going on near the office of NHPCﾒs 280 MW Dhauliganga power plant in Dharchula. The main road leading to the HEP site caved in at several places
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
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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Shyam Singh Khela, another resident of Tawaghat in Dharchula, lost his shop in the disaster. He had taken a bank loan of Rs 10 lakh to build the shop. He is taking loan from the market at high interest to repay bank interest. ﾓThe patwari did not include
Aug, 2013 ,
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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People of Dharma Valley have to walk at least 30 km daily on this difficult route to get ration and supplies.
Aug, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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Road repairs on to connect Tawaghat to Dharchula
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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