Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Petition-to-the-Pollution-Control-Board-in-Chhattisgarh-27MZIFJJDWP78.htmlConceptually similarWard Councillor of Charpara, Korba District in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLP1Completed★★★★Residents of Charpara with N95 Respirators in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLP4Completed★★★★A Woman and Child with N95 Respirator in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLP7Completed★★★★Children of Charpara Village with N95 RespiratorGP0STQLP2Completed★★★★Boy Washing Face in a Polluted River in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLP9Completed★★★★Man Bathing in Hasdeo River in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLP3Completed★★★★Petition to the Central Pollution Control Board from the Residents of Charpara in KorbaGP0STQOYWCompleted★★★★★★NTPC Thermal Plant at Night, Korba District in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLPCCompleted★★★★NTPC Thermal Plant, Korba District in ChhattisgharhGP0STQLPDCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQLP6Petition to the Pollution Control Board in ChhattisgarhUma Patel, 30 years old, Ward Councillor of Charpara writing a petition to pollution control board in Delhi. Unfortunately residents are not aware of the health hazards of SO2 & NO2 emission from the TPP. Their only concern is what is visible in summer months, which is fly ash and it is poisoning the air, water and land in areas close to the power plants. Charpara, Korba district, Chhattisgarh, India, 2017.Locations:Asia-Chhattisgarh-IndiaDate:9 Mar, 2017Credit:© Sri Kolari / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Air pollution-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Health-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-One person-Petitions-Pollution-Summer-Women-Writing (activity)Shoot: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
