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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.
Unidentified large-leaved plant (sp.)(Elephant ear?) along a canal in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
An idyllic, pastoral scene with a large tree, fishing hut, and boat on a foggy morning, East Kolkata wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
A shantytown on the banks of a small lake that is locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in 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.
Fishermen unload the morning's catch at a small dock in the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A man loads cauliflower onto a cart near Bantala in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the background is an incinerator burning scrap leather. In the front are piles of scrap leather.
A woman collecting scrap for recycling stands on top of the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
View of Salt Lake City, a planned satellite city in northeast Kolkata, India, from the East Kolkata Wetlands.