"Jaduguda"

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20 July 2025

The entrance to the Uranium Corporation of India Limited's Jaduguda mine is in Jharkhand, India, on July 20, 2024. The site, India's first uranium mine, remains critical to the country's nuclear energy and defense programs amid growing global competition for strategic minerals

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20 July 2025

A couple sits on a motorcycle on Narwa Bridge over the Subernrekha River near Jaduguda, home to India's oldest uranium mine, which supplies the country's nuclear program, in Jaduguda, Jharkhand, India, on July 20, 2024.

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2 February 2023

(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.

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2 February 2023

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white). Every year huge number of children are being affected by the nuclear radiation in Jadugoda. Anil kumar, 35 years old, he is blind and mentally disabled since 19 yr old, Jamsedhpur, India.

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2 February 2023

. (EDITOR'S NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white)Anish, 2years old, born premature and is physically disabled since birth, Jamsedhpur, India.

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2 February 2023

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white). Sudhakar karwa, 50 years old. Suffering from left hemiparesis and lives in HCL (Hindustan copper limited) quarter. He is also suffering since long time back, Jamsedhpur, India.

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2 February 2023

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white). Rajesh kumar Soren, 20 years old, lives in chati kocha village. He is mentally disabled since his birth, Jamsedhpur, India.

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2 February 2023

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white). Raibumukhee, 32 years old, lives in chati kocha village.He is not able to walk properly as his one leg is thinner than the other one since birth, Jamsedhpur, India.

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2 February 2023

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white). Jaypal hembrom, 26 years old, lives in chati kocha village lives barely 100m away from the 1st tailing pond. He has Arthritis since he was 9 years old. He claims that he hasn't received any the govt. pension for his physical problem, Jamsedhpur, India.

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2 February 2023

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white). Rajamuni of Bhatin village. She is physically disabled since she was born. Doctor from UCIL came to check up her on a regular basis but she didn't get any positive result, Jamsedhpur, India.

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