Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Resident-of-Kuruvimedu-Village-in-Tamil-Nadu-27MZIFJJA8833.htmlConceptually similarWater Contamination in Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGVCompleted★★★★Coal Dust and Fly Ash in Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGSCompleted★★★★★★Dust and Ash Covered Vegetation in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGHCompleted★★★★Resident of Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGUCompleted★★★★Clean Air Now Action in Chennai, IndiaGP0STUKWECompleted★★★★Fly Ash in Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGWCompleted★★★★Coal Dust and Fly Ash in Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGTCompleted★★★★Overburden of Ash Bordering Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGKCompleted★★★★Coal Conveyor at the NTPC Ltd in Tamil NaduGP0STQLGGCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQLGXResident of Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil NaduSeetha and her husband say that even if their house remains closed all day, dust and ash still manage to make its way in, so much so, that it strangely even ends up underneath their beds.Locations:Asia-India-Tamil NaduDate:10 Mar, 2017Credit:© Sajan Ponappa / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3744px X 5616pxKeywords:Air pollution-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Day-Houses-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-One person-People-Pollution-Saris-Toxics (campaign title)-Victims-WomenShoot: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 India