SUBHASH MISHRA Dhanbad Dec 1: The world may have become aware about skill of ‘rat-hole’ miners after the Uttrakhand Silkyara tunnel incident, but they are household famous in Jharkhand and better known as ‘Malkatta’ in the coal industry. Ironically, they are now recognized for wrong reasons i.e. illegal mining. Coal industry backbone These ‘Malkattas’ (Rat-hole … Continue reading Saga of Malkattas: Jharkhand’s rat-hole miners survive on illegal mining in coal belt