living on fire from live accidents in india Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 3 min 7 sec
✓ Published: 26-Dec-2009

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The Jharia coalfield is a storehouse of prime coke coal in the country, consisting of 23 large underground and 9 large open cast mines. nnAt present, more than 70 mine fires are reported from this region, burning away of an important energy resource, possessing danger to humankind. nnThe pollution caused by these fires affects air, water, and land, its smoke containing poisonous gases such as oxides and dioxides of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur, which along with particulate matter are the causes