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Photo Submission by Erberto Zani on Oct 05, 2012 - 06:10

Erberto Zani

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Sandeep B., 24 years old, is a coal worker. He lives in Bokahapadi, India, a region full of coking coal. Black dust, methane and carbon monoxide are in the air and people who live and work in the region suffer for letal respiratory problems. The world is black in Jharkhand, northeastern India. The entire area around the cities of Dhanbad, Jharia and Catras is full of coking coal, a treasure for the Indian economy (two thirds of all electricity in India is generated from this coal). Black dust and gasses shoot up from the ground: methane, carbon monoxide are in the air and many of the people who live and work in the region suffer for letal respiratory problems. Bokahapadi is a small village inside the coal area. The only economic activity is mining for one of the seven big companies. Those villagers do not work, scavenge coal illegally every day for survive: early in the morning, before the activity of miners start, they take small pieces of coal and loading into wicker baskets for sell at black market. In Bokahapadi area there are very few old people and many children and teens: people die young.