: First coal mining took their homes. Now unemployment is adding to their suffering #IndiaNEWS Jharia is among the oldest coal mining regions of India. Located in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, it

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First coal mining took their homes. Now unemployment is adding to their suffering #IndiaNEWS
Jharia is among the oldest coal mining regions of India. Located in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, it is infamous for rampant underground fires and sinking land owing to the large deposits of coal beneath it. The first underground fire was recorded in 1916. There is also the problem of irrational decommissioning of abandoned mines.A few years ago, the government had resettled the local people living in the vulnerable areas of Jharia, to a new township named Belgaria, around 7 kilometres away. However, new challenges have come up for the resettled colony residents, after the move.“If we knew about the conditions in Belgaria we could have avoided coming here,� a 60-year-old woman from the colony, who wishes to remain anonymous, said, referring to the problem of unemployment in the new location. Her son Ali told Mongabay-India, “A lot of national and international media often come here to report. They come and go, but nothing changes here.�Few employment opportunitiesThough Belgaria is seven kilometres away from Jharia, due to the lack of adequate transport connectivity, the residents find it difficult to commute for work. The employment avenues have also dwindled. A majority of the population earns daily wages and works in the unorganised sector. A good portion of their earnings...Read more

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