<p>Cheap fashion is a part of many of our lives, but have you ever thought about where those low-cost garments come from? Many are made in India. This report takes us to the southern city of Tirupur, the country's textile capital. </p><br />The industry there employs around half a million people and exports clothes to Europe and the US. But according to a local NGO, this success has come at a high price for the environment, with dyeing factories polluting the city's main river.<br />A programme prepared by Patrick Lovett and Elom Marcel Toble<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
