Hundreds of children with physical and mental problems are treated at the Baba Farid centres in Bathinda and Faridkot in the Punjab. Tests have shown that many have very high levels of uranium in their bodies, although uranium does not occur naturally in the Punjab
The Lehra coal-fired power station near the Punjabi town of Bathinda, where one of Baba Farid centres is based
Photograph: Gethin Chamberlain
The Guardian
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