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Keywords
Air pollution
Climate (campaign title)
Coal
Day
Illness
KWCI (GPI)
Local population
Men
One person
Outdoors
People
Portraits
Toxics (campaign title)
Victims
Resident of Kuruvimedu Village in Tamil Nadu
A Resident of Kuruvimedu Village, and an ex worker at the NTPC Operated Tamil Nadu Energy Company Limited.
Shankar, used to work at the coal storage yard in the neighboring thermal station. His job was to put out the fires caused due to the heat in the coal storage yard. Recently, he has spent 1.5 lakh Rupees for treatment of his respiratory ailments. He says "The doctors were sure that I was a chronic smoker. I had a tough time convincing them that I was not a smoker at all, and the deposits in my lungs were that from inhaling coal dust and smoke for all those years I worked at the power station"
Unique identifier:
GP0STQLGE
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
12/03/2017
Locations:
Asia
,
India
,
Tamil Nadu
Credit line:
© Sajan Ponappa / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
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Clean Air Nation: Effects of Thermal Power Plants on Local Communities in Tamil Nadu
In 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
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