Despite the warning label on the tube well children are forced to drink the poisonous water on July 18 2017 in Gaighata India Gaighata a village in...
{"Image ImageDescription": "GAIGHATA, INDIA - JULY 18: Despite the warning label on the tube well children are forced to drink the poisonous water on July 18, 2017 in Gaighata, India.\n\nGaighata, a village in north 24 parganas located near the Indo Bangladesh border is one of the highly arsenic affected areas of West Bengal. Almost all the water bodies of this area including tube wells produces arsenic contaminated water. Villagers are forced to use arsenic contaminated water for drinking purpose and for every other household chores. According to the WHO, drinking arsenic-rich water over a long period of time results in various health hazards including skin problems, skin cancer, cancer of bladder, kidney and lung besides other diseases. These people are also deprived from the medical facilities which has made their life worse. Recently some NGOs are providing fresh water to the villagers but the supply is far lower than the demand level as well.\n\nPHOTOGRAPH BY Sushavan Nandy / Barcroft Images\n\nLondon-T:+44 207 033 1031 E:hello@barcroftmedia.com -\nNew York-T:+1 212 796 2458 E:hello@barcroftusa.com -\nNew Delhi-T:+91 11 4053 2429 E:hello@barcroftindia.com www.barcroftimages.com (Photo credit should read Sushavan Nandy / Barcroft Media via Getty Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "Sushavan Nandy / Barcroft Media"}