Jharia in the Indian state of Jharkhand is home to around 600,000 people. It’s in the middle of the country’s largest coal field. Jharia, named after the city and region of the same name ...

The first fire in the Jharia coal fields ... because India is so densely populated, the mines, the workers, the people and everyday life all occurs at the very same location,” said the 35 ...

The following report was written after a two weeks visit in Dhanbad-Jharia, one of the main coal mining areas in India. Seeing the area and talking ... working class and the state regime: * Jharia ...

the Jharia Coalfields continue to remain an environmental hazard with neither Coal India or Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) officials coming to a decision on how to control these fires despite ...

Jharia (Jharkhand) [India], May 9 (ANI): Almost a century old underground fire burning in the Jharia coal field is adversely affecting locals as they still await rehabilitation. Not only the ...

Efforts are on to douse the flames," a senior BCCL officer said. On 6 September, 54 miners died in a major underground blast at the Bhatdih colliery in the Jharia coal fields. The incident in the 17th ...

These will be diverted through non-coal-bearing areas, which may affect the operations of Iisco, Tata Steel and other industries operating in this field. For instance, the Dhanbad-Jharia-Pathardih ...

Lying within one of India’s largest coal reserves, the Jharia coal field has been burning uninhibitedly for over 100 years. The town and nearby villages sit on top of an active volcano ...

We think that they want to test the quality of the material that is being mined in Jharia,? BBCL sources said. However, BCCL officials maintained that it would be impossible for the company to provide ...

In Jharia, the Jharia Coal Field Bacho Samiti is playing a key role in shaping the people’s choice. “The people of Jharia would have to make a well thought out choice and should avoid regional parties ...