Exfoliating dead skin

The Centre intends to establish a leather industry cluster in Ramaipur, Kanpur, where British-era tanning trade once flourished along the banks of the river Ganga. Mayank Kumar reports on the hope and desperation of tannery owners and workers in the Uttar Pradesh district coping with the loss of business and increased costs due to a 2017 government order, and concerns over pollution raised by the National Green Tribunal

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