Environmental Degradation in Punjab

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This was taken on our way to Jalundhar on GT Road in Ludhiana

India, the original country from where my family came, is an unusual, extremely diverse country. Incredible and alarming is the density of poverty that pervades the country, yet alongside there exists much wealth. This was the third trip to India in my adult life. Despite attempts at economic improvements, there is a severe lack of infrastructure and continual degradation of the environment.

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Realizing what it would be like to live in a city with dangerous levels of pollution, Cherlyn & Lisa take measures to alleviate the congestion they feel in Ludhiana. October 18, 2006.

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Local Punjabi girl covering up due to the immense pollution in Ludhiana, the Industrial city of India. Ludhiana, Punjab, October 18, 2006.