Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Boy-near-Ash-Disposal-Pond-in-Chhattisgarh-27MZIFJJDI8W1.htmlConceptually similarAsh Disposal Pond in Korba in ChhattisgharhGP0STQLQ6Completed★★★★Ash Disposal Pond in Korba in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLO1Completed★★★★Leaking Fly Ash Slurry Pipes in KorbaGP0STQLPQCompleted★★★★Residents of Bhadrapara Village, Korba in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLO4Completed★★★★Resident of Bhadrapara Village, Korba, in ChhattisgharhGP0STQLQ9Completed★★★★Residents of Bhadrapara Village carrying Firewood in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLNZCompleted★★★★★★A Resident of Bhadrapara Village carrying Firewood in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLO0Completed★★★★Leaking Fly Ash Slurry Pipelines in KorbaGP0STQLPRCompleted★★★★Child in Classroom at a School in ChhattisgharhGP0STQLPNCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQLO8Boy near Ash Disposal Pond in Chhattisgarh19 year old Rahul Kushwaha (student of bachelor of engineering) at the ash disposal pond. During summer months, villages around the TPP are covered with ash. These ash disposal ponds are contaminating the air and his family farmland has been affected because of ash. Since the start of the TPP, farms don’t produce much and the water in the village is polluted, since villagers are dependent on river water for bathing and washing their clothes and now most of the villagers have skin infections and breathing problems. Coal plants in Korba generate over 200 lakh tones of highly polluting fly ash annually, according to Centre for Science and Environment. ‘Fly-ash’ refers to fine particles of ash sent up by the burning of solid fuel-like coal. Typically, this is the residue of ash generated by thermal power companies. Due to its toxic nature, the government has mandated that fly-ash must be dumped in ash ponds, which are specially made on vacant lands. However, this mandate is not strictly observed and casual dumping has resulted in the poisoning of air, water and land in areas close to the power plants. This has also had a negative impact on the health of people living in those areas. Illnesses like heart disease, lung cancer, both chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma are increasing. Bhadrapara village, Korba district, Chhattisgarh, India, 2017.Locations:Asia-Chhattisgarh-IndiaDate:9 Mar, 2017Credit:© Sri Kolari / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Air pollution-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Day-Dumping-Health-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Men-One person-Outdoors-Summer-Toxic waste-Waste disposal-WaterShoot:Clean Air Nation: Effects of Thermal Power Plants on Local Communities in ChhattisgharIn 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 Chhattisghar, in central India.Related Collections:Clean Air Nation: Effects of Thermal Power Plants on Local Communities in India