India, Dahej - Toxic Tours

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India, Dahej

National and international companies have chemical plants in this location. With polluted land and waterways, fishermen and farmers are struggling to make ends meet.

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India, Dahej

Dahej has multiple petrochemical installations, including a port with an Liquified Natural Gas terminal, a Special Economic Zone and a PCPIR (Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemicals Investment Region). Located in Dahej near the Gulf of Khambhat, the Gujarat PCPIR has received significant investment. It covers 452.98 sq.km of land. Multiple Indian (Reliance, Adani, etc) and multinational (Dow, DuPont, etc) chemical companies have set-up their plants in this region. Due to the toxic load in the area, local people have complained about the quality of their water and air and have also observed increased incidence of cancer.

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India, Dahej

Estuary

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Fisherman

Natu Bhai Macchi

Explains how the fisherman of the area could no longer catch fish after the onslaught of the chemical industry.

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Exploration of a polluted river.

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Fisherman

Ishwar Bhai Rathod

Speaks of illegal chemical waste disposal and how it has destroyed the fish population.

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Sea

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Exploration of where the estuary meets the sea.

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Traveling of the chemical industrial build out.

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Farmer

Yakub Bhai

Explains how chemical plants destroyed the standing crop of cotton and tur-dal.

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A pipeline traverses the land.

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