A coal mine worker in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, a state that accounted …
A coal mine worker in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, a state that accounted for 17 per cent of India’s coal production in 2020-21. In May this year, the Union government has allowed existing mines to increase production capacity by 50 per cent within the same lease area without a revised environmental assessment or public consultation, to address the power crisis across the country due to a shortage of coal and fuel. The Centre has also instructed miners to accelerate output before the onset of the monsoon in late June.
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