This pollution-hit village in Haryana decides not to vote

As 60% of Sutana’s population is suffering from diseases due to fly ash generated from Panipat Thermal Power Station

Residents of Sutana, a village in Panipat, have participated enthusiastically in every Assembly and Parliamentary elections since Independence, but this time, they have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha elections slated for April 10.

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Publication Date: 
02/04/2014
Dharmendra Joshi
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Panipat (D), Air Pollution, Panipat TPS, Industrial Pollution, Ash, Diseases, Health Effects, Groundwater Pollution, Respiratory Diseases, Arsenic, Barium, Lead, Mercury, Political Parties