Editorial photo #13302676 Environmental Issue

India Steel Plant Pollution

Smoke rises from the SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) plant, causing air pollution in the steel city Rourkela, which is over 500 km away from Bhubaneswar, the capital city of the eastern Indian state of Odisha. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13302676
Date taken: 11 February 2026
Location: —
Photographer: STR/NurPhoto
Category: Environmental Issue

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