Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Residents-of-Kaudiya-Village--Sipat-in-Chhattisgarh-27MZIFJJDISGW.htmlConceptually similarResidents of Kaudiya Village, Bilaspur District in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLO3Completed★★★★Teacher Guleshwari Sahoo Helping a Boy to wear N95 Respirator in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLPMCompleted★★★★Fly Ash Slurry Pipelines in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLO9Completed★★★★Residents of Rak Village, Bilaspur District, ChhattisgarhGP0STQLNWCompleted★★★★Worker from NTPC Thermal Plant in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLNXCompleted★★★★Farmer wearing N95 Respirator in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLO2Completed★★★★Farmer in Sipat, Bilaspur District in ChhattisgarhGP0STQLOCCompleted★★★★Leaking Fly Ash Slurry Pipes in KorbaGP0STQLPQCompleted★★★★Fly Ash Slurry Pipelines in ChhattisgharhGP0STQLPUCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQLOAResidents of Kaudiya Village, Sipat in ChhattisgarhIn summer months, Kaudiya village is covered with fly ash and it is polluting the water and land and villagers have breathing illnesses and skin infections. Parasuram Sahoo and villagers feel cheated by NTPC; they lost their farmlands to NTPC, they receive minimum compensation for their farmland and the promise that one family member would get work at the NTPC is not fulfilled. ‘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. Kaudiya village, SIPAT, Bilaspur 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-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Men-Outdoors-People-Summer-VillagesShoot: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