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IRONING THE FINISHED HIDE AT SUPER TANNERY
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SPLITTING LEATHERS AT SUPER TANNERY
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SPLITTING LEATHERS AT SUPER TANNERY
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FINISHING LEATHERS AT SUPER TANNERY
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SPLITTING LEATHERS AT SUPER TANNERY
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FINISHING LEATHERS AT SUPER TANNERY
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CHROME TANNED LEATHERS AT SUPER TANNERY
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SCRAPPING AND SPLITTING LEATHER AT SUPER TANNERY
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HOARDING AT SUPER TANNERY
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In 1995, the Supreme Court ordered 538 polluting tanneries operating in the heart of the Kolkata to relocate to the outskirts. The tanneries relocated to Bantala, 20 km away, but 17 years later its business as usual.
by
Sayantan Bera
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the 1100 acre Calcutta Leather Complex in Bantala opened in 2005. Now its a living hell with untreated effluents flowing all over and solid waste choking storm water canals. In a bizzare planning in 2006, the state government of West Bengal opened an Info
by
Sayantan Bera
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Where the canal water is visible and not choked by solid waste, it is either dull red with blood, dyes or chromium or shines in grimy bubbles.
by
Sayantan Bera
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Leather shavings and trimmings- end products of finished leather- are dumped on the roadside next to the ecologically sensitive Ramsar site of East Kolkata Wetlands.
by
Sayantan Bera
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Illegal units operating outside burn and boil the leather trimmings to make fertilizer and fish feed. The chromium used in processing leather can leach into the ground water polluting the East Kolkata Wetlands, a 2009 inspection report from the union mini
by
Sayantan Bera
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There is no solid waste treatment facility inside the leather complex. Hence the crude burning and boiling outside. After repeated complaints from the IT firm Cognizant, some of the solid waste is now being sent to Haldia, 130 kms away.
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DIG023880
HIDE FINISHING AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
,
Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
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DIG023881
HIDE STORAGE AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
,
Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
,
Leather Industry
,
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,
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Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
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DIG023882
A WATER PIPE
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
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Kanpur
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DIG023883
HIDE SPLITTER AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
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DIG023884
HIDE FINISHING AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
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Kanpur
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DIG023885
VEG. TANNED HIDE AT sUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
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Kanpur
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DIG023886
VEG. TANNED HIDE AT sUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
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Kanpur
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Kanpur
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Uttar Pradesh
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DIG023887
MOVING VEG. TANNED HIDE AT sUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
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Kanpur
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Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
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Leather Industry
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Leather Industry
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Leather Industry
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Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
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DIG023888
VEG. TANNED HIDE FINISHING AT sUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
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Kanpur
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Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
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Uttar Pradesh
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DIG023889
IRONING THE FINISHED HIDE AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
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Kanpur
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Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
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DIG023890
IRONING THE FINISHED HIDE AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
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Kanpur
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Kanpur
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DIG023891
IRONING THE FINISHED HIDE AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
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Kanpur
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Kanpur
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DIG023892
IRONING THE FINISHED HIDE AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
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Kanpur
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Kanpur
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Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
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Uttar Pradesh
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DIG023893
IRONING THE FINISHED HIDE AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
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Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
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Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
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Leather Industry
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Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
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Mdvddp036
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DIG023894
SPLITTING LEATHERS AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
,
Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
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Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
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DIG023895
SPLITTING LEATHERS AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
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Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
,
Leather Industry
,
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Leather Industry
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Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
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Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
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DVD NO.
Mdvddp036
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DIG023896
FINISHING LEATHERS AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
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Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
,
Leather Industry
,
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,
Leather Industry
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Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
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DIG023897
FINISHING LEATHERS AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
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Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
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Leather Industry
,
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,
Leather Industry
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Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
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DIG023898
FINISHING LEATHERS AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
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Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
,
Leather Industry
,
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,
Leather Industry
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Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
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DIG023899
SPLITTING LEATHERS AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
,
Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
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DIG023900
FINISHING LEATHERS AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
,
Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
Mdvddp036
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DIG023901
CHROME TANNED LEATHERS AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
,
Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
Mdvddp036
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DIG023902
SCRAPPING AND SPLITTING LEATHER AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
,
Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
Mdvddp036
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DIG023903
SCRAPPING AND SPLITTING LEATHER AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
,
Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
Mdvddp036
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DIG023904
SCRAPPING AND SPLITTING LEATHER AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
,
Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
Mdvddp036
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DIG023905
HOARDING AT SUPER TANNERY
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Kanpur
,
Uttar pradesh
Kanpur
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Leather Industry
,
Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan
,
Tanneries
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
Mdvddp036
$ 10/-
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DIG044851
In 1995, the Supreme Court ordered 538 polluting tanneries operating in the heart of the Kolkata to relocate to the outskirts. The tanneries relocated to Bantala, 20 km away, but 17 years later its business as usual.
Sayantan Bera
,
June, 2013 ,
Kolkata
,
West bengal
Calcutta Leather Complex
,
Effluent treatment
,
Kolkata
,
LEATHER INDUSTRY
,
Sayantan Bera
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Tanneries
,
Toxic-hazardous waste
,
WASTE DISPOSAL
,
DVD NO.
Mdvddp036
$ 10/-
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DIG044852
The 1100 acre Calcutta Leather Complex in Bantala opened in 2005. Now its a living hell with untreated effluents flowing all over and solid waste choking storm water canals. In a bizzare planning in 2006, the state government of West Bengal opened an Info
Sayantan Bera
,
June, 2013 ,
Kolkata
,
West bengal
Calcutta Leather Complex
,
Effluent treatment
,
Kolkata
,
LEATHER INDUSTRY
,
Sayantan Bera
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Tanneries
,
Toxic-hazardous waste
,
WASTE DISPOSAL
,
DVD NO.
Mdvddp036
$ 10/-
buy now
DIG044853
Where the canal water is visible and not choked by solid waste, it is either dull red with blood, dyes or chromium or shines in grimy bubbles.
Sayantan Bera
,
June, 2013 ,
Kolkata
,
West bengal
Calcutta Leather Complex
,
Effluent treatment
,
Kolkata
,
LEATHER INDUSTRY
,
Sayantan Bera
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Tanneries
,
Toxic-hazardous waste
,
WASTE DISPOSAL
,
DVD NO.
Mdvddp036
$ 10/-
buy now
DIG044854
Leather shavings and trimmings- end products of finished leather- are dumped on the roadside next to the ecologically sensitive Ramsar site of East Kolkata Wetlands.
Sayantan Bera
,
June, 2013 ,
Kolkata
,
West bengal
Calcutta Leather Complex
,
Effluent treatment
,
Kolkata
,
LEATHER INDUSTRY
,
Sayantan Bera
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Tanneries
,
Toxic-hazardous waste
,
WASTE DISPOSAL
,
DVD NO.
Mdvddp036
$ 10/-
buy now
DIG044855
Illegal units operating outside burn and boil the leather trimmings to make fertilizer and fish feed. The chromium used in processing leather can leach into the ground water polluting the East Kolkata Wetlands, a 2009 inspection report from the union mini
Sayantan Bera
,
June, 2013 ,
Kolkata
,
West bengal
Calcutta Leather Complex
,
Effluent treatment
,
Kolkata
,
LEATHER INDUSTRY
,
Sayantan Bera
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Tanneries
,
Toxic-hazardous waste
,
WASTE DISPOSAL
,
DVD NO.
Mdvddp036
$ 10/-
buy now
DIG044856
There is no solid waste treatment facility inside the leather complex. Hence the crude burning and boiling outside. After repeated complaints from the IT firm Cognizant, some of the solid waste is now being sent to Haldia, 130 kms away.
Sayantan Bera
,
June, 2013 ,
Kolkata
,
West bengal
Calcutta Leather Complex
,
Effluent treatment
,
Kolkata
,
LEATHER INDUSTRY
,
Sayantan Bera
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Tanneries
,
Toxic-hazardous waste
,
WASTE DISPOSAL
,
DVD NO.
Mdvddp036
$ 10/-
buy now