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People segregate waste atop a mound of garbage at Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, India.
People segregate waste atop a mound of garbage at Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, India.

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Men segregate waste atop a mound of burning garbage at Bhalswa landfill early morning in New Delhi, India.
Men segregate waste atop a mound of burning garbage at Bhalswa landfill early morning in New Delhi, India.

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A man segregates waste on a mound of garbage at Bhalswa landfill early morning in New Delhi, India.
A man segregates waste on a mound of garbage at Bhalswa landfill early morning in New Delhi, India.

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The smoke from burning garbage from Bhalswa landfill rises over a an adjacent settlement in New Delhi, India.
The smoke from burning garbage from Bhalswa landfill rises over a an adjacent settlement in New Delhi, India.

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Faiyaz Khan, a dairy owner living across the road from the Ghazipur landfill plant wears a pollution mask at his house as a dust storm engulfs the landfill in New Delhi, India.
Faiyaz Khan, a dairy owner living across the road from the Ghazipur landfill plant wears a pollution mask at his house as a dust storm engulfs the landfill in New Delhi, India.

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A truck surrounded by rag pickers dumps waste at Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, India.
A truck surrounded by rag pickers dumps waste at Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, India.

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A woman segregates waste on a mound of garbage at Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, India.
A woman segregates waste on a mound of garbage at Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, India.

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Ghazipur landfill is pictured overlooking the city in New Delhi, India.
Ghazipur landfill is pictured overlooking the city in New Delhi, India.

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A rag picker segregates cloth from waste at a waste collection point in New Delhi, India.
A rag picker segregates cloth from waste at a waste collection point in New Delhi, India.

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Dust rises as waste is dumped at a garbage collection point in New Delhi, India.
Dust rises as waste is dumped at a garbage collection point in New Delhi, India.

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L-R Mahipal Singh, father; Neha Singh, sister; and Rammurti Singh, mother; of 19 year old Abhishek Choubey, who lost his life in a collapse at Ghazipur landfill which occured on Sept 1, 2017, visibly sad talk about their son at their house in New Delhi, India.
L-R Mahipal Singh, father; Neha Singh, sister; and Rammurti Singh, mother; of 19 year old Abhishek Choubey, who lost his life in a collapse at Ghazipur landfill which occured on Sept 1, 2017, visibly sad talk about their son at their house in New Delhi, India.

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Residents of Ghazipur dairy farm burn garbage on the roadside in New Delhi, India.
Residents of Ghazipur dairy farm burn garbage on the roadside in New Delhi, India.

'The Dump Killed My Son': Mountains of Garbage engulf India's Capital

Extract from the article by Hari Kumar and Kai Shultz

In the metropolitan area of Delhi, which includes the capital New Delhi, trash heaps are towering monuments to India’s growing waste crisis. About 80 billion pounds of trash have accumulated at four official dumping sites, on the fringes of a capital already besieged by polluted air and toxic water, according to the supervisors of the dumps.

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