Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Women-carrying-Wood-from-the-Jungles-to-the-City-27MZIFJJQ9YEW.htmlConceptually similarTribes carrying Wood to the CitiesGP0STQOZ4Completed★★★★Children by one of the Ash Dykes of the NTPC Sipat Power PlantGP0STQOY6Completed★★★★BALCO Thermal Power Plant at NightGP0STQOYICompleted★★★★Dumping of Ash into the Ash Dykes at SipatGP0STQOYHCompleted★★★★★★NTPC Thermal Power Plant at SipatGP0STQOYACompleted★★★★Woman from Nehru nagar, BALCO colony in KorbaGP0STQOYPCompleted★★★★Ash Dyke of BALCO Thermal Power PlantGP0STQOZ0Completed★★★★Villager near the NTPC TPP at SipatGP0STQOYKCompleted★★★★NTPC Sipat and the Pipelines that carry its AshGP0STQOYBCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STQOZ7Women carrying Wood from the Jungles to the CityTribal women walk vast distances across the massive ash dykes to sell wood from the forests to the cities. The power plants producing all this ash can be seen in the background. With rising encroachment of modern civilization, and dwindling sources of resources which they traditionally relied on, their lives have become much more difficult than before.Locations:Asia-Chhattisgarh-IndiaDate:7 Mar, 2017Credit:© Saagnik Paul / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4376px X 3264pxKeywords:Air pollution-Chimneys-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Coal-fired power stations-Day-KWCI (GPI)-Landscapes-Local population-Outdoors-Small group of people-Victims-Women-Wood (materials)Shoot:Clean Air Nation: Thermal Power Stations and 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
