Coal Worker at the Emergency
14 October, 2008 
GP01KN0 
Coal Worker at the Emergency 
★★★★ (E) 
Jharia Coal Mine Worker
13 October, 2008 
GP01KON 
Jharia Coal Mine Worker 
★★★★ (E) 
Excavator Operating in Jharia Coal Mine
13 October, 2008 
GP01KOM 
Excavator Operating in Jharia Coal Mine 
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Excavator Operating in Jharia Coal Mine
13 October, 2008 
GP01KOL 
Excavator Operating in Jharia Coal Mine 
★★★★ (E) 
Jharia Coal Mine Workers
13 October, 2008 
GP01KOK 
Jharia Coal Mine Workers 
★★★★★★ (B) 
Jharia Coal Mine Workers
13 October, 2008 
GP01KOJ 
Jharia Coal Mine Workers 
★★★★ (E) 
Jharia Coal Mine Worker
13 October, 2008 
GP01KOI 
Jharia Coal Mine Worker 
★★★★ (E) 
Jharia Coal Mine Worker
13 October, 2008 
GP01KOH 
Jharia Coal Mine Worker 
★★★★ (E) 
Jharia Coal Mine Illegal Pickers
13 October, 2008 
GP01KOG 
Jharia Coal Mine Illegal Pickers 
Restrictions Apply 
★★★★ (E) 
Jharia Coal Mine Illegal Pickers
13 October, 2008 
GP01KOF 
Jharia Coal Mine Illegal Pickers 
★★★★ (E) 
Jharia Coal Mine Illegal Picker
13 October, 2008 
GP01KOE 
Jharia Coal Mine Illegal Picker 
★★★★ (E) 
Jharia Coal Mine
13 October, 2008 
GP01KOD 
Jharia Coal Mine 
★★★★ (E) 
Jharia Coal Mine
13 October, 2008 
GP01KOC 
Jharia Coal Mine 
★★★★ (E) 
Children in Jharia Coal Mine
13 October, 2008 
GP01KOB 
Children in Jharia Coal Mine 
★★★★ (E) 
Bokahapadi Village near Jharia Coal Mine
13 October, 2008 
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Bokahapadi Village near Jharia Coal Mine 
★★★★ (E) 
Bokahapadi Village near Jharia Coal Mine
13 October, 2008 
GP01KO9 
Bokahapadi Village near Jharia Coal Mine 
★★★★ (E) 
Jharia Coal Mine Worker
13 October, 2008 
GP01KN5 
Jharia Coal Mine Worker 
★★★★ (E) 
Jharia Coal Mine Worker
13 October, 2008 
GP01KN4 
Jharia Coal Mine Worker 
★★★★ (E) 
Jharia Coal Mine Worker
13 October, 2008 
GP01KN3 
Jharia Coal Mine Worker 
★★★★ (E) 
Villager with Respiratory Illness
13 October, 2008 
GP01KMY 
Villager with Respiratory Illness 
★★★★ (E) 
Burnt High Grade Coal
13 October, 2008 
GP01KMR 
Burnt High Grade Coal 
★★★★★★★ (A) 
Child in Jharia Coal Mine
13 October, 2008 
GP01KML 
Child in Jharia Coal Mine 
Restrictions Apply 
★★★★ (E) 
Child Coal Worker in Jharia Coal Mine
13 October, 2008 
GP01KMK 
Child Coal Worker in Jharia Coal Mine 
Restrictions Apply 
★★★★ (E) 
Coal Picker in Jharia Coal Mine
13 October, 2008 
GP01KM7 
Coal Picker in Jharia Coal Mine 
★★★★ (E) 
Child in Jharia Coal Mine
13 October, 2008 
GP01KM6 
Child in Jharia Coal Mine 
★★★★★★ (B) 
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Jharia Coal Belt Documentation 

Jharia Coal Belt Documentation 

Shoot 
GP01KOP 
10/08/2008 
Jharia is one of the most important coal mines in India and one of the largest in Asia. Once a treasure trove of high-quality coking coal, uncontrollable fires have turned the mine and the surroundings into a slow-burning inferno. Before coal was unearthed in this area, Jharia was a belt of dense forests inhabited by tribes. Thousands of poor, mostly unskilled, migrants from neighboring states have settled in Jharia over the years. Most of them collect coal illegally to pay for their two meals a day. Ill health adds to the sense of despair in the area. Pollution invades everything - air, water and land. Smoke from the fires contains poisonous gases including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These fumes, along with fine coal dust from the fires, causes several lung and skin diseases. The problem is made worse by the fact that most mine workers, including shovel drivers, do not wear masks, boots or overalls. It's no surprise that the most common diseases in this area are pneumoconiosis, tuberculosis, asthma and other chronic lung disorders. Not only miners but everyone living in the area is affected. 
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