Indian Coal City Choked by Dust: Telegraph

The deafening roar rises up from deep underground and the blast unearths new deposits of precious coal but makes the lives of those living perilously close to the mine miserable, London’s Daily Telegraph reported.

Dhanbad is situated in the mineral-rich but impoverished central Indian state of Jharkhand. The city has undergone massive growth and is now home to over 100 coal fields which produce about 30 million tonnes of coking coal annually, powering India’s booming steel industry.

Read the full report: The Daily Telegraph

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George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.