2. Jharia
In the small dusty town of Jharia, famous for its coal mines, underground fire has been burning for almost a century.
Jharia is an important site for coal mining in India and is the backbone of India's power generation.
Efforts to put out the fire have been in vain.
This underground fire has created havoc for the people residing in the area.
The heavy fumes from the fire have caused breathing diseases to the local population.
Till now, the government has not taken any steps to tackle the grave situation.
3. Jaduguda mines
The largest uranium deposits were found in the 1960s at Jaduguda in Jharkhand and the nuclear lobby in India rushed in to exploit the ore there.
Since 1967, the Jaduguda region has been exploited for its uranium and so have its people.
Several years later it has created a tragic legacy which includes loss of health, disease, deaths, ruining of social fabric and professions, environmental destruction and irreparable damage to the ecology.
The only ones who have profited from this deprivation are those associated with the Nuclear Club – those who need uranium for dubious power and atomic weapons.
For the last several years, the radioactive wastes have been dumped into the rice fields.
The government agency mining the uranium makes no attempt to protect the lives of the people and environment of the area.
The unsafe mining of uranium has resulted in excessive radiation which has led to genetic mutations and slow deaths.
Medical reports reveal that impact of radiation on the health of tribal peoples has already been devastating.
