Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Coal-Dust-and-Fly-Ash-in-Kuruvimedu-Village-in-Tamil-Nadu-27MZIFJJA8JOY.htmlConceptually similarCoal Dust and Fly Ash in Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGTCompleted★★★★Dust and Ash Covered Vegetation in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGHCompleted★★★★Overburden of Ash Bordering Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGKCompleted★★★★Water Contamination in Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGVCompleted★★★★Fly Ash in Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGWCompleted★★★★Coal Conveyor at the NTPC Ltd in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGGCompleted★★★★Villagers Draft a Petition in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGICompleted★★★★Ash Pond behind Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGPCompleted★★★★Ash Pipelines at the NTPC Ltd in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGFCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQLGSCoal Dust and Fly Ash in Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil NaduResidents of Kuruvimedu village in Tamil Nadu show the coal dust and fly ash that cover everything in their homes. Kalpana and Bhaskar, both live about 100 feet away from the fly ash dump. Their house and their belongings are covered in layers of ash and coal dust all year round. Even if they leave their doors and windows shut, dust still manages to make its way inside their homes.Locations:Asia-India-Tamil NaduDate:10 Mar, 2017Credit:© Sajan Ponappa / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Air pollution-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Day-Hands-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Outdoors-People-Pollution-Toxics (campaign title)-VictimsShoot:Clean Air Nation: Effects of Thermal Power Plants on Local Communities in Tamil NaduIn 2016, severe air pollution has disrupted everyday life in India, especially during the winter season. In 2015, air pollution (PM2.5) levels increased in a rapid manner surpassing even China’s extremes. The states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra especially, have seen pollution increase drastically. However, the country is yet to come to the full understanding that air pollution is a national problem and to win the fight against it, we need to act as a country and across city or even regional boundaries.These images have been shot around Thermal Power Stations in the state of Tamil Nadu, in the south of India.Related Collections:Clean Air Nation: Effects of Thermal Power Plants on Local Communities in IndiaAirpocalypse II - Report Launch in India (Photos, Video & Report)
