Editorial photo #9531536 Disaster and Accident

The Nuclear Graveyard In Jadugoda

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white). Since 1967, the Jaduguda region of Jharkhand has been exploited for its uranium and so have its people. 71 years later it has created a tragic legacy which includes loss of health, disease, deaths, ruining of social fabric and professions, environmental destruction and irreparable damage to the ecology. Here is a clear presentation of how nuclear radiation impacts generation by generation in Jadugoda. Sita tudu of chati kocha village is physically disabled (Legs), since she was 6 years old, in Jamsedhpur, India. (Photo by Nilesh Kumar/NurPhoto)