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Mining Accident
News 360° - Briefs
Issue Date: Nov 15, 2010
MINING
ALARM IGNORED
Some of the 33 Chilean miners trapped 700 metres underground for 69 days had informed the management about the risk of a cave-in three hours before it occurred. Their bosses told them not to stop the work.
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Nirmala Paswan tries to cool the boundary wall of her hut with water. The wall spews smoke and has developed cracks. It may fall anytime… Report by: Alok Kumar Gupta Photographs by: Sandip Kumar NagO
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Nirmala lives in the Jharia coal belt in Jharkhand. A 90-year-old fire is eating the coal below ground. It may cave in without warning. But residents refuse to move Report by: Alok Kumar Gupta Photographs by: Sandip Kumar NagO
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Gathering coal from waste dumps is a family run enterprise. Even four year olds are roped in to gather coal Report by: Alok Kumar Gupta Photographs by: Sandip Kumar NagO
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Everyone is staying back for the coal–people make a livelihood by selling the coal they salvage and the government owned Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) company insists on mining the rich coal Report by: Alok Kumar Gupta Photographs by: Sandip Kumar NagO
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Red sores on earth Report by: Alok Kumar Gupta Photographs by: Sandip Kumar NagO
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The burning coal is taking its toll on villages. Seen here are the remains of houses and temple of Kujama village in Jharia Report by: Alok Kumar Gupta Photographs by: Sandip Kumar NagO
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If fire continues unabated, this could be the whole of Jharia, soon Report by: Alok Kumar Gupta Photographs by: Sandip Kumar NagO
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Residents of Kujama village construct new houses in concrete and pray to ash laden tulsi plants for a miracle Report by: Alok Kumar Gupta Photographs by: Sandip Kumar NagO
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This old man in Kujama is suffering from TB. Fearing relocation, he refuses to speak about his illness or disclose his name Report by: Alok Kumar Gupta Photographs by: Sandip Kumar NagO
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Good job bringing this to light. People won't realise how huge the problem is and municipalities are woefully ill equipped to...
Agreed; mining can never be sustainable, but then how do you get the metals to make all the things you need in the course of...
Very good piece.