Description:
An aerial view of the Hazaribagh neighborhood, in Dhaka. The mega city is expanding fast horizontally as well as vertically. Most single family homes that used to house one family have now been replaced with tall apartment buildings with as many as 12 flats. Cost of real-estate have sky rocketed making it impossible for people to afford single family homes any longer. Hazaribagh neighborhood is also home to over 194 tanneries that operate here and freely dump untreated toxic wastes directly to the low-lying areas, river and natural canals. Bangladesh. February 22, 2007.
Credits:
Shehzad - (Pakistan) Noorani/Majority World
Description:
An aerial view of the Hazaribagh neighborhood, in Dhaka. The mega city is expanding fast horizontally as well as vertically. Most single family homes that used to house one family have now been replaced with tall apartment buildings with as many as 12 flats. Cost of real-estate have sky rocketed making it impossible for people to afford single family homes any longer. Hazaribagh neighborhood is also home to over 194 tanneries that operate here and freely dump untreated toxic wastes directly to the low-lying areas, river and natural canals. Bangladesh. February 22, 2007.
Date Created:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Author:
Shehzad Noorani
City:
Rawalpindi
State:
Punjab
Country:
Bangladesh
Source:
Shehzad Noorani
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC004373.jpg
File Date/Time:
1471651734
File Size:
6311012
File Type:
2
Mime Type:
image/jpeg
Sections Found:
ANY_TAG, IFD0, EXIF
Image Description:
An aerial view of the Hazaribagh neighborhood, in Dhaka. The mega city is expanding fast horizontally as well as vertically. Most single family homes that used to house one family have now been replaced with tall apartment buildings with as many as 12 fla