Calcutta landfill burning, city getting pollutant-rich smoke

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Calcutta landfill burning, city getting pollutant-rich smoke [1]

The Dhapa dumping ground has been burning for nearly a month and the thick smoke billowing out of the site is making the city’s polluted air even more toxic.

Publication Date:

13/12/2018

Source: Telegraph (Kolkata) [2]

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