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.
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.
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.
Women carry illegally mined coal from the active Godhar open-cast project in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district. Illegal mining is rampant even in closed mines and it is responsible for frequent accidents, which can be avoided if mining companies refill their abandoned coal pits
Women carry illegally mined coal from the active Godhar open-cast project in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district. Illegal mining is rampant even in closed mines and it is responsible for frequent accidents, which can be avoided if mining companies refill their abandoned coal pits