Mining

Burdened by mines

Unscientific mining in Bellary has caused environmental devastation
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<p>None of the mines in Bellary district stuck to the approved mining plan until the Supreme Court banned all mining activities in Bellary district. Unscientific mining caused environmental devastation</p><br /><p><strong>Photographs by</strong> M Suchitra</p>

None of the mines in Bellary district stuck to the approved mining plan until the Supreme Court banned all mining activities in Bellary district. Unscientific mining caused environmental devastation


Photographs by M Suchitra

<p>A ravaged hill.  Forest cover is cleared for taking the iron ore deposits. In Bellary about 9500 hectares of forest is under mining</p><br /><p><strong>Photographs By:</strong> K R Vinayan</p>

A ravaged hill.  Forest cover is cleared for taking the iron ore deposits. In Bellary about 9500 hectares of forest is under mining


Photographs By: K R Vinayan

<p>NMDC’s mine outside  Kamtur village. The mine falls under Category B, which has encroached forest for dumping waste</p><br /><p><strong>Photographs by </strong>M Suchitra</p>

NMDC’s mine outside  Kamtur village. The mine falls under Category B, which has encroached forest for dumping waste


Photographs by M Suchitra

<p>A huge heap of iron ore lumps in one of the mines in Sandur taluk.  Ore will be in the form of lumps or fines (powder form)</p><br /><p><strong>Photographs by </strong>M Suchitra</p>

A huge heap of iron ore lumps in one of the mines in Sandur taluk.  Ore will be in the form of lumps or fines (powder form)


Photographs by M Suchitra

<p>A ravaged  hilltop in Sandur taluk. Sandur was the nerve centre of illegal mining in Bellary district until two years ago. Streams were polluted by mining</p><br /><p><strong>Photograps By: </strong>K R Vinayan</p>

A ravaged  hilltop in Sandur taluk. Sandur was the nerve centre of illegal mining in Bellary district until two years ago. Streams were polluted by mining


Photograps By: K R Vinayan

<p>Despite drought, farmers in Sandur  valley had bumper harvest of onion this year. A group of  farm hands cleaning and putting onions into the plastic bags. During the mining boom many farmers in Sandur had leased out their lands for stocking iron ore</p><br /><p><strong>Photographs by</strong> M Suchitra</p>

Despite drought, farmers in Sandur  valley had bumper harvest of onion this year. A group of  farm hands cleaning and putting onions into the plastic bags. During the mining boom many farmers in Sandur had leased out their lands for stocking iron ore


Photographs by M Suchitra

<p>Heaps of iron ore in B Kumar Gowda mine. The mine has resumed operation recently after the ban</p><br /><p><strong>Photographs by </strong>M Suchitra</p>

Heaps of iron ore in B Kumar Gowda mine. The mine has resumed operation recently after the ban


Photographs by M Suchitra

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