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Srinivas points out the village tank adjoining the Mavallipura dump : The tank which was once used for irrigation and cattle has now turned totally toxic.
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Srinivas points out the village tank adjoining the Mavallipura dump : The tank which was once used for irrigation and cattle has now turned totally toxic.
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Unused garbage processing structure at Mavallipura
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Waste dumped unscientifically at the Mavallipura landfill
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The Okhla waste-to-energy plant, managed by the Jindal group, is located close to residential colonies, major hospitals, institutions and schools. The residents in the area and environmentalists are waging a battle in court to get it closed
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More than 500 trucks dump waste at the waste treatment plant daily. Trucks also carry ash from the plant and dump it in the landfill, exposing people continuously to dust at all times of the day
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The Delhi High Court had ordered shifting of the biomedical waste plant at Okhla in January this year. But it continues to operate unhindered
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Chinky Shukla
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The Okhla waste-to-energy plant, managed by the Jindal group, is located close to residential colonies, major hospitals, institutions and schools. The residents in the area and environmentalists are waging a battle in court to get it closed
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Chinky Shukla
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About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the plant for incineration. This includes biomedical waste which is burnt in a biomedical waste incinerator separately. Resident Welfare Associations say the waste-to-energy plant generates lar
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Ragpickers sorting out recyclables from A garbage dump, Okhla landfill, Delhi
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Chinky Shukla
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About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the plant for incineration. This includes biomedical waste which is burnt in a biomedical waste incinerator separately. Resident Welfare Associations say the waste-to-energy plant generates lar
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A resident of Haji colony, Farhad Parveen, suffers from severe asthma. “It is very difficult to live here in the midst of all the dust and harmful gases. Trucks filled with waste from different parts of the city are dumped here, which emits bad stench. Th
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Haji colony is just 100 metres from the incinerator plant. The colony has the waste to energy plant on one side, alongside a bio-medical waste incinerator and large municipal compost plant
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The ground water in the locality has been contaminated by leachate from the compost plant. People complain they are constantly afflicted with skin problems and respiratory ailments
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Khursheed Ahmed, 66, has been living in Haji colony for the past 17 years with his family. He is suffering from tuberculosis. His wife, 60, has second stage cancer. “It is shameful that the government is more concerned about energy generation than health
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About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the plant for incineration. This includes biomedical waste which is burnt in a biomedical waste incinerator separately. Resident Welfare Associations say the waste-to-energy plant generates lar
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Hasrat Khan, 64, suffers from asthma. “We are constantly exposed to harmful gases, dust and foul smell of the waste. It makes me giddy. The plant has aggravated my breathing problem and now on an average I spend Rs 3000 per month on my medicines,” says Kh
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Beena Alick John, 55, has stomach cancer. “The plant is noisy and emits smoke clouds which enter the residential area. It is difficult to even go out of house for morning or evening walks. Most of the residents here complain of chest congestion and skin p
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MSW deposited by the truck at the site
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MSW deposited by the truck at the site
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Truck carrying waste to the landfill
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DIG024092
Dumping
Ravleen Kaur
,
April, 2008 ,
Gujarat
Dumps
,
Garbage
,
Garbage
,
Gujarat
,
landfill site
,
People
,
Plastics
,
Plastics
,
Plastics
,
Ravleen Kaur
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Disposal
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG039834
BBMP's hoarding advising segretation : The move fell through due to the absence of an effective collection system
Aparna Pallavi
,
Nov, 2012 ,
Karnataka
Aparna Pallavi
,
Bengaluru
,
Garbage
,
Garbage
,
Groundwater Pollution
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Karnataka
,
Land Pollution
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Management
,
DVD NO.
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DIG039835
Garbage being burnt in the streets, People of Bengaluru pitch a battle against civic body which has neglected mounting piles of garbage
Aparna Pallavi
,
Nov, 2012 ,
Karnataka
Aparna Pallavi
,
Bengaluru
,
Garbage
,
Garbage
,
Groundwater Pollution
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Karnataka
,
Land Pollution
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Management
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG039836
Segregation going on in an apartment complex in Bangalore
Aparna Pallavi
,
Nov, 2012 ,
Karnataka
Aparna Pallavi
,
Bengaluru
,
Garbage
,
Garbage
,
Groundwater Pollution
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Karnataka
,
Land Pollution
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Management
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG039837
Srinivas points out the village tank adjoining the Mavallipura dump : The tank which was once used for irrigation and cattle has now turned totally toxic.
Aparna Pallavi
,
Nov, 2012 ,
Karnataka
Aparna Pallavi
,
Bengaluru
,
Garbage
,
Garbage
,
Groundwater Pollution
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Karnataka
,
Land Pollution
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Management
,
DVD NO.
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DIG039838
Srinivas points out the village tank adjoining the Mavallipura dump : The tank which was once used for irrigation and cattle has now turned totally toxic.
Aparna Pallavi
,
Nov, 2012 ,
Karnataka
Aparna Pallavi
,
Bengaluru
,
Garbage
,
Garbage
,
Groundwater Pollution
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Karnataka
,
Land Pollution
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Management
,
DVD NO.
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DIG039839
Unused garbage processing structure at Mavallipura
Aparna Pallavi
,
Nov, 2012 ,
Karnataka
Aparna Pallavi
,
Bengaluru
,
Garbage
,
Garbage
,
Groundwater Pollution
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Karnataka
,
Land Pollution
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Management
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
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DIG039840
Newly set up leachate pits at Mavallipura
Aparna Pallavi
,
Nov, 2012 ,
Karnataka
Aparna Pallavi
,
Bengaluru
,
Garbage
,
Garbage
,
Groundwater Pollution
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Karnataka
,
Land Pollution
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Management
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
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DIG039841
Waste dumped unscientifically at the Mavallipura landfill
Aparna Pallavi
,
Nov, 2012 ,
Karnataka
Aparna Pallavi
,
Bengaluru
,
Garbage
,
Garbage
,
Groundwater Pollution
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Karnataka
,
Land Pollution
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Management
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG039842
Waste dumped unscientifically at the Mavallipura landfill
Aparna Pallavi
,
Nov, 2012 ,
Karnataka
Aparna Pallavi
,
Bengaluru
,
Garbage
,
Garbage
,
Groundwater Pollution
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Karnataka
,
Land Pollution
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Management
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
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DIG048685
The Okhla waste-to-energy plant, managed by the Jindal group, is located close to residential colonies, major hospitals, institutions and schools. The residents in the area and environmentalists are waging a battle in court to get it closed
Chinky Shukla
,
Nov, 2013 ,
Haji colony, okhla
,
Delhi
Air Pollution
,
Chinky Shukla
,
Delhi
,
Haji Colony
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Jindal group
,
Lives laid waste
,
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
,
Okhla landfill
,
Okhla waste-to-energy plant
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG048686
More than 500 trucks dump waste at the waste treatment plant daily. Trucks also carry ash from the plant and dump it in the landfill, exposing people continuously to dust at all times of the day
Chinky Shukla
,
Nov, 2013 ,
Haji colony, okhla
,
Delhi
Air Pollution
,
Chinky Shukla
,
Delhi
,
Haji Colony
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Jindal group
,
Lives laid waste
,
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
,
Okhla landfill
,
Okhla waste-to-energy plant
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG048687
The Delhi High Court had ordered shifting of the biomedical waste plant at Okhla in January this year. But it continues to operate unhindered
Chinky Shukla
,
Nov, 2013 ,
Haji colony, okhla
,
Delhi
Air Pollution
,
Chinky Shukla
,
Delhi
,
Haji Colony
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Jindal group
,
Lives laid waste
,
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
,
Okhla landfill
,
Okhla waste-to-energy plant
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG048688
The Okhla waste-to-energy plant, managed by the Jindal group, is located close to residential colonies, major hospitals, institutions and schools. The residents in the area and environmentalists are waging a battle in court to get it closed
Chinky Shukla
,
Nov, 2013 ,
Haji colony, okhla
,
Delhi
Air Pollution
,
Chinky Shukla
,
Delhi
,
Haji Colony
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Jindal group
,
Lives laid waste
,
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
,
Okhla landfill
,
Okhla waste-to-energy plant
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG048689
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the plant for incineration. This includes biomedical waste which is burnt in a biomedical waste incinerator separately. Resident Welfare Associations say the waste-to-energy plant generates lar
Chinky Shukla
,
Nov, 2013 ,
Haji colony, okhla
,
Delhi
Air Pollution
,
Chinky Shukla
,
Delhi
,
Haji Colony
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Jindal group
,
Lives laid waste
,
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
,
Okhla landfill
,
Okhla waste-to-energy plant
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG048690
Ragpickers sorting out recyclables from A garbage dump, Okhla landfill, Delhi
Chinky Shukla
,
Nov, 2013 ,
Haji colony, okhla
,
Delhi
Air Pollution
,
Chinky Shukla
,
Delhi
,
Haji Colony
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Jindal group
,
Lives laid waste
,
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
,
Okhla landfill
,
Okhla waste-to-energy plant
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG048691
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the plant for incineration. This includes biomedical waste which is burnt in a biomedical waste incinerator separately. Resident Welfare Associations say the waste-to-energy plant generates lar
Chinky Shukla
,
Nov, 2013 ,
Haji colony, okhla
,
Delhi
Air Pollution
,
Chinky Shukla
,
Delhi
,
Haji Colony
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Jindal group
,
Lives laid waste
,
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
,
Okhla landfill
,
Okhla waste-to-energy plant
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG048692
A resident of Haji colony, Farhad Parveen, suffers from severe asthma. “It is very difficult to live here in the midst of all the dust and harmful gases. Trucks filled with waste from different parts of the city are dumped here, which emits bad stench. Th
Chinky Shukla
,
Nov, 2013 ,
Haji colony, okhla
,
Delhi
Air Pollution
,
Chinky Shukla
,
Delhi
,
Haji Colony
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Jindal group
,
Lives laid waste
,
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
,
Okhla landfill
,
Okhla waste-to-energy plant
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG048693
Haji colony is just 100 metres from the incinerator plant. The colony has the waste to energy plant on one side, alongside a bio-medical waste incinerator and large municipal compost plant
Chinky Shukla
,
Nov, 2013 ,
Haji colony, okhla
,
Delhi
Air Pollution
,
Chinky Shukla
,
Delhi
,
Haji Colony
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Jindal group
,
Lives laid waste
,
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
,
Okhla landfill
,
Okhla waste-to-energy plant
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG048694
The ground water in the locality has been contaminated by leachate from the compost plant. People complain they are constantly afflicted with skin problems and respiratory ailments
Chinky Shukla
,
Nov, 2013 ,
Haji colony, okhla
,
Delhi
Air Pollution
,
Chinky Shukla
,
Delhi
,
Haji Colony
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Jindal group
,
Lives laid waste
,
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
,
Okhla landfill
,
Okhla waste-to-energy plant
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG048695
Khursheed Ahmed, 66, has been living in Haji colony for the past 17 years with his family. He is suffering from tuberculosis. His wife, 60, has second stage cancer. “It is shameful that the government is more concerned about energy generation than health
Chinky Shukla
,
Nov, 2013 ,
Haji colony, okhla
,
Delhi
Air Pollution
,
Chinky Shukla
,
Delhi
,
Haji Colony
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Jindal group
,
Lives laid waste
,
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
,
Okhla landfill
,
Okhla waste-to-energy plant
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
buy now
DIG048696
About 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste is transported daily to the plant for incineration. This includes biomedical waste which is burnt in a biomedical waste incinerator separately. Resident Welfare Associations say the waste-to-energy plant generates lar
Chinky Shukla
,
Nov, 2013 ,
Haji colony, okhla
,
Delhi
Air Pollution
,
Chinky Shukla
,
Delhi
,
Haji Colony
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Jindal group
,
Lives laid waste
,
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
,
Okhla landfill
,
Okhla waste-to-energy plant
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG048697
Hasrat Khan, 64, suffers from asthma. “We are constantly exposed to harmful gases, dust and foul smell of the waste. It makes me giddy. The plant has aggravated my breathing problem and now on an average I spend Rs 3000 per month on my medicines,” says Kh
Chinky Shukla
,
Nov, 2013 ,
Haji colony, okhla
,
Delhi
Air Pollution
,
Chinky Shukla
,
Delhi
,
Haji Colony
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Jindal group
,
Lives laid waste
,
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
,
Okhla landfill
,
Okhla waste-to-energy plant
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
buy now
DIG048698
Beena Alick John, 55, has stomach cancer. “The plant is noisy and emits smoke clouds which enter the residential area. It is difficult to even go out of house for morning or evening walks. Most of the residents here complain of chest congestion and skin p
Chinky Shukla
,
Nov, 2013 ,
Haji colony, okhla
,
Delhi
Air Pollution
,
Chinky Shukla
,
Delhi
,
Haji Colony
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Health Effects
,
Jindal group
,
Lives laid waste
,
Okhla biomedical waste incinerator
,
Okhla landfill
,
Okhla waste-to-energy plant
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG049757
Storm water drain at the site
Sadia Sohail
,
May, 2014 ,
Hyderabad
,
Telangana
.WASTE DISPOSAL
,
Hyderabad
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Sadia Sohail
,
Telangana
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG049773
MSW deposited by the truck at the site
Sadia Sohail
,
May, 2014 ,
Hyderabad
,
Telangana
.WASTE DISPOSAL
,
Hyderabad
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Sadia Sohail
,
Telangana
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG049774
MSW deposited by the truck at the site
Sadia Sohail
,
May, 2014 ,
Hyderabad
,
Telangana
.WASTE DISPOSAL
,
Hyderabad
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Sadia Sohail
,
Telangana
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG049771
MSW deposited by the truck at the site
Sadia Sohail
,
May, 2014 ,
Hyderabad
,
Telangana
.WASTE DISPOSAL
,
Hyderabad
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Sadia Sohail
,
Telangana
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG049772
MSW deposited by the truck at the site
Sadia Sohail
,
May, 2014 ,
Hyderabad
,
Telangana
.WASTE DISPOSAL
,
Hyderabad
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Sadia Sohail
,
Telangana
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG049776
Truck carrying waste to the landfill
Sadia Sohail
,
May, 2014 ,
Hyderabad
,
Telangana
.WASTE DISPOSAL
,
Hyderabad
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Sadia Sohail
,
Telangana
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG049769
Sadia Sohail
,
May, 2014 ,
Hyderabad
,
Telangana
.WASTE DISPOSAL
,
Hyderabad
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Sadia Sohail
,
Telangana
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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DIG049765
Truck carrying waste on a weigh bridge
Sadia Sohail
,
May, 2014 ,
Hyderabad
,
Telangana
.WASTE DISPOSAL
,
Hyderabad
,
Landfill
,
Landfill
,
Sadia Sohail
,
Telangana
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP041
$ 10/-
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