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Pesticide Poisoning Pollution Punjab India

Manjit Kaur, 9, sits alone in her classroom in the village of Teejaruhela on the India-Pakistan border. Manjit suffers from Down's Syndrome and is one of many children in the village who suffer from development health issues. Scientists believe that excessive pesticide use in the region over the past 30-40 years has led to the accumulation of dangerous levels of toxins such as uranium, lead and mercury which are contributing to increased health problems in rural communities. It's a hidden epidemic which is gripping the Punjab region in northeast India which for decades has been the country's 'bread basket'. Local farmers and their families are now paying the price for the country's 'Green Revolution'.

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Contained in galleries: India - Punjab - Agriculture & Pesticides [2013]

Manjit Kaur, 9, sits alone in her classroom in the village of Teejaruhela on the India-Pakistan border. Manjit suffers from Down's Syndrome and is one of many children in the village who suffer from development health issues. Scientists believe that excessive pesticide use in the region over the past 30-40 years has led to the accumulation of dangerous levels of toxins such as uranium, lead and mercury which are contributing to increased health problems in rural communities. It's a hidden epidemic which is gripping the Punjab region in northeast India which for decades has been the country's 'bread basket'. Local farmers and their families are now paying the price for the country's 'Green Revolution'.