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Children living at a lake locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India. A shantytown lines the banks of the lake.
Fishermen gather around a fire on a cold winter morning, in the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Piles of asphalt waiting to be melted down and recycled at a small facility near the Dhapa landfill, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Construction of apartments in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of the main landfill for Kolkata.
Workers carry baskets of leather scraps to be incinerated near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. There are more than a dozen furnaces putting out large volumes of toxic smoke all day, and workers wear no protection.
A silhouetted bird carries a small fish to a perch atop a stick, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Workers carry baskets of leather scraps to be incinerated near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. There are more than a dozen furnaces putting out large volumes of toxic smoke all day, and workers wear no protection.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
Wild marijuana (Cannabis sativa) growing on the side of the road in Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A man rides a bike past shallow lakes in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the distance is the planned satellite city of Salt Lake City.
Children in the town of Chingrihata smoke cigarettes on a small footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Small hand-rolled cigarettes are very cheap and widely available in Kolkata.
Workers build a brick path through crop fields near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A decaying brick wall in water, in a construction area in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Dhapa, Kolkata, India.
Workers at a facility that burns scrap leather, near Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Children in the town of Chingrihata smoke cigarettes on a small footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Small hand-rolled cigarettes are very cheap and widely available in Kolkata.