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A shantytown on the banks of a small lake that is locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India.
Distant view of a group of women in saris walking on a footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A woman is silhouetted as she walks along a path on a foggy morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Farmers transporting cauliflower on old three-wheel motorcycles pass in front of the Dhapa Dumping Grounds, the primary landfill for Kolkata, India.
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.
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.
Wild marijuana (Cannabis sativa) growing on the side of the road in Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Workers build a brick path through crop fields near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Women in saris pick wildflowers near the tiny village of Bantala, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. They're working within 50 meters of the massive Dhapa landfill.
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.
Fishermen at work in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the background is Salt Lake City.
Plastic burns in a fire at the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
A man stirs a leather incinerator against a backdrop of electrical towers and the setting sun, near the town of Bantala, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A rustic motorcycle cart carries vegetables for sale to small villages throughout the 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.