Loha Garam Hai

Meghnath, India, 34mn

A story of how people survive with India’s fastest polluting… Sponge Iron Industry. This industry is relatively new. Starting with 3 plants in 1985, it has rapidly multiplied to 206 plants in 2005 and very soon the number will be 430, unofficially this figure is still higher.  These industries are mostly in Orissa , Chatisgarh , Jharkhand and W.Bengal and in small numbers in Goa, Maharastra and Karnataka.

The film captures how governmental machinery is tilted towards the industry. The film documents the people effort to save their land and livelihood..