{"id":379658,"date":"2026-09-17T16:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-indian-town-poisoned-by-tonnes-of-asbestos\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T16:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:00:30","slug":"inside-the-indian-town-poisoned-by-tonnes-of-asbestos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-indian-town-poisoned-by-tonnes-of-asbestos\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Indian town poisoned by tonnes of asbestos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EOdSX2b-grw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the Indian town poisoned by tonnes of asbestos\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EOdSX2b-grw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>For decades the town of Kymore, in northern India, has been plagued by asbestos.<\/p>\n<p>Located in the state of Madhya Pradesh, it was chosen by the British company Turner and Newall as the location for the first asbestos factory in India in the 1930s.<\/p>\n<p>But ever since, more than one million tonnes of soil have been contaminated with asbestos, with thousands of people developing cancer and serious lung diseases.<\/p>\n<p>But with an estimated \u00a3100 million needed to clean up the town, ITV News went to investigate how bad the problem has become, and if there is any way it can be fixed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For decades the town of Kymore, in northern India, has been plagued by asbestos. 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