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Recycling ships

Alang, Gujarath, located in the Gulf of Khambhat, is a ships breaking place. Workers, all men, carry a wire to draw by winch a huge scrap’s piece on the beach. Ships aground, vessels stranded at low tide on the shore. Alang is considered as the biggest scrapyard in the world. Ships are recycled for its metals. (Photo: Didier Ruef)

Shipbreakers at work. Since March this ship has been cut up and dismantled for recycling. The metal rope is attached to large sections that have been cut from the main hull then dragged closer to the shore. Workers wear little protection. They are exposed to toxic waste and oil residue as they break up the sheet metal into pieces.(Photo Sean Smith)

A satellite image of Alang shows a small stretch of the beach with dozens of large ships waiting to be dismantled. (Photo: Google Maps)

Spotted in the Crowd

DIY hole digging

Author aurovrata Date February 12, 2014

Not sure why this approach, but I have to say it is quite original.

Spotted in the Crowd

Getting some privacy…

Indian society is still very conservative when it comes to public display of intimacy and young often live with their parents till they are married, so young couples have a tough time finding secluded spots failing which hiding themselves behind trees or in this case umbrellas makes them go unnoticed.

Spotted in the Crowd

Amazing teachers

A great story of a school under a bridge for slum kids.

Spotted in the Crowd

Need a good book?

I remember this bookstore in Bangalore, similar to this one but selling new ones, there seemed to be no logic to the piles, and yet when you requested to owner for a particular author or title he would without a second of hesitation pull it out of the maze!