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Children at a small plastic recycling facility in Dhapa, Kolkata, India, right next to the Dhapa dumping ground, which is the main landfill for Kolkata.
A decaying brick wall in water, in a construction area in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Dhapa, Kolkata, India.
Teenagers from the town of Chingrihata smoke in a fishing hut in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Small hand-rolled cigarettes are very cheap and widely available in Kolkata.
A canal in the East Kolkata wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the distance is the planned satellite city of Salt Lake City.
Wild marijuana (Cannabis sativa) growing on the side of the road in Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Scrap leather waiting to be burned in furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands, near the rural town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
A small hut in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the background is Salt Lake City, a planned satellite city in northeast Kolkata.
A woman and her daughter work outside the Dhapa dumping ground, the main landfill for 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.
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.
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.