What can you buy with two dollars? Given the constantly falling ruble, you still can’t really buy anything. But for the inhabitants of the Indian village of Jharia, who mine coal in a local mine, this is a daily wage, due to which they must feed the whole family.
Coal fires in Jara
Jara, like the neighboring village of Bokapahari, is located on the territory of the largest coal reserves in India. Almost all the inhabitants of these villages work in the mines.
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For a hundred years now, all the inhabitants of these villages have been suffering from incessant coal fires. Fires rage below the surface of the earth, releasing harmful gases that people inhale to the surface.
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Continuous coal mining and underground fires, which release sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons into the air, have polluted the local soil, water and air to such an extent that almost every inhabitant of nearby villages has serious illnesses.
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Coal is prone to self-ignition at relatively low temperatures. Fire can occur naturally or due to human error. And how do you think the fire in Jar started? Well, of course, because of the man! The first outbreak was caused by old abandoned mines that were not properly closed and treated after use.
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The main source of income for local residents is coal, and not mined for the company, but stolen. Most of the workers steal coal and sell it on the local market to earn some money.
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In 1996, the Government of India launched a massive resettlement program for the villagers of Jara and Bokaphari. They were asked to move to the Belgaria region, eight kilometers from the mines. But most of the residents refused to move and a new home, since there are no schools, no medical institutions, no shops in Belgaria, and it is very far to get to their former place of work. Therefore, men, women and children still inhale the pungent fumes from coal fires to this day to provide the country with precious black fuel.
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