Living above a century-old coal fire, Jharia residents pay the price for India’s mining ambitions

Mongabay
Mar 9, 2017, 8:00 pm334 pts
DHANBAD, India -- In the heart of India's coal capital of Dhanbad lies one of the country's oldest mines: the Jharia coalfields, endowed with India's sole reserves of prime coking coal, a high-grade coal used for making steel. This economic boon has become the bane of this densely populated coal belt: For more…

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