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Pesticide Poisoning Pollution Punjab India

Chiman Singh, 50, outside of his home in the village of Teejaruhela on the India-Pakistan border. Manjit suffers from severe arsenic and heavy metal poisoning. He is one of many in his village suffering from severe health issues believed to be caused by excessive pesticide use in the region over the past 30-40 years which 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]

Chiman Singh, 50, outside of his home in the village of Teejaruhela on the India-Pakistan border. Manjit suffers from severe arsenic and heavy metal poisoning. He is one of many in his village suffering from severe health issues believed to be caused by excessive pesticide use in the region over the past 30-40 years which 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'.