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A woman and her daughter work outside the Dhapa dumping ground, the main landfill for Kolkata, India.
Children in the Fakir Bagan neighborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) Right to Play event, Dec. 20, 2012, Rani Rashmani Rd. in Esplanade, Kolkata, India
Women walk over pieces of plastic spread out to dry on tarps along a roadside, at a small recycling operation near the Town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Wild marijuana (Cannabis sativa) growing on the side of the road in Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A canal in the East Kolkata wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the distance is the planned satellite city of Salt Lake City.
Children walk atop a fence at a lake locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India. A shantytown lines the banks of the lake.
Piles of recycling along a creek in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's main landfill, and a large number of small recycling operations.
A mother weighs her baby at the MYCHI Clinic in Howrah, India. The clinic is operated by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org).
Girls in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
A woman holds her underweight newborn in an impoverished area of Kolkata, India. Early childhood malnutrition is widespread throughout India.
Children walk down a colorful lane in the small town of Chingrihata, on the western edge of the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A stray dog eats a live fish given to it by nearby fishermen who are hauling in a net. The dog two whole fish. East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Children row a makeshit plastic raft down a filthy creek in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Men scatter soil into the waters of the East Kolkata Wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India. The purpose of this was related to fishing, but I am not clear exactly how.