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India plans to source a quarter of its energy from nuclear power by 2050. But this ambitious goal could come at a cost. Radioactive waste from uranium mines in the country’s east is contaminating nearby communities.

Priyanka Loach | Jaduguda tells a different story than the governments’ claims of being safe, a story that narrates the price being paid by Jaduguda’s residents for India’s nuclear dream.

The fate of the people in Jadugoda has been a horrible tragedy, the result of a combination of profits and prejudice. The number of disabled youth in the area far exceeds the average in any other town, at least 100 in a population of around 50,000. But what is to be done now?

Reckless dumping of radioactive waste in Jharkhand is contaminating surface and ground water, putting thousands of locals at risk of developing cancer, according to a report by independent researchers.