Jharkhand: Excluded from coal employment, hazardous illegal mining sole livelihood option for coal workers

RAHUL SINGH   Bokaro, Jharkhand: Pichri coal mine in Dhori mining area of Bokaro has remained closed for many decades. Now an uninhabited forested area, the mine has become a deep pool where people from surrounding areas catch fish. At the site, three women were seen coming out of the bushes with baskets of coal dust. … Continue reading Jharkhand: Excluded from coal employment, hazardous illegal mining sole livelihood option for coal workers