I was born on 1 April 1994 in the city of Jharkhand (JhariaDhanwad)! My father
used to work in coal manning, my work is based on coal manning! The
environment around there is influenced by my work! My work (open cast
manning) and the people living around it and how Marra's life is going on every
day, I am showing them through (cast raid)! Jharia city of Jharkhand is burning.
This is not a poet's imagination or a newspaper headline but a 'vivid' truth. The
government says that there is a fire burning under the whole city. That too for the
last 107 years. People are living on coal furnace land without any hope of future.
Hot poisonous gases rising from the countless cracks carved on the chest of the
earth, the ground so hot that it can melt under your shoes, the air is insufficient to
breathe. The scene was like that when the hell has come on earth. The art of
walking on blazing coals has surprised and thrilled the world for centuries. In many
parts of the world, this art is still alive and people believe that only those who have
supernatural powers can do it.
I was born on 1 April 1994 in the city of Jharkhand (JhariaDhanwad)! My father
used to work in coal manning, my work is based on coal manning! The
environment around there is influenced by my work! My work (open cast
manning) and the people living around it and how Marra's life is going on every
day, I am showing them through (cast raid)! Jharia city of Jharkhand is burning.
This is not a poet's imagination or a newspaper headline but a 'vivid' truth. The
government says that there is a fire burning under the whole city. That too for the
last 107 years. People are living on coal furnace land without any hope of future.
Hot poisonous gases rising from the countless cracks carved on the chest of the
earth, the ground so hot that it can melt under your shoes, the air is insufficient to
breathe. The scene was like that when the hell has come on earth.
The art of walking on blazing coals has surprised and thrilled the world for
centuries. In many parts of the world, this art is still alive and people believe that
only those who have supernatural powers can do it.
Uncontrollable underground fires in hundreds of coal mines around the world,
which have been burning in the womb of the earth for hundreds of years. What
will the settlements avoid, even the trees and plants have been destroyed.This is not a preface to a novel by Dan Brown or a concept of a Hollywood film, but
the ground reality of India's largest coal-producing place. We are talking about the
Jharia coalfield near Jharkhand's coal capital Dhanbad, where people have not only
been walking on the burning coals of coal for the past several years, but are also
living. Since 1916, underground fires have been under fire in coal mines in and
around Jharia. Earlier, underground mining was done here. The reasons for the fire
can be many, but the reasons for not being extinguished or extinguished are very
clear. You must have heard the stories of servants who died for kings, but this is
probably the only example of sacrificing another city for the development of one
city. Urbanization started only after the British first discovered coal near Dhanbad
in 1890. Dhanbad was formed and Jharia was crushed. Residents believe that the
beauty of Dhanbad today is the gift of Jharia. If there was no Jharia, Dhanbad
would never have settled. It is so strange that in Jharia, there are no different
types of festivals organized in Dhanbad. The city has reached the centenary year of
'Agalagi' and is celebrating the Matami Festival with suffocation and silence
without any event. Jharia has the best coal in the world. Despite burning three
crore 17 lakh tons of ash in the last hundred years, one billion 86 million tons is
left.
The first serious attempt to extinguish the fire in Jharia was made in 2008, almost
90 years after the fire. This indicates the priorities of governments. The German
consultancy firm DMT tried the technique of detecting the source of the fire and
extinguishing it. In this technique, by locating the center of the fire, the fire is
extinguished by boring into the ground and then the empty space inside the mine
is filled so that coal does not come in contact with oxygen. The fire is extinguished,
but it is also spent in extinguishing the fire with this method. Perhaps this is the
reason that even after flying this news, the smoke of Jharia became smoke. The
Indian steel industry has to import 84 billion coking coal. Jharia alone is able to
fulfill this entire demand . Here an attempt was made to control the fire by
pumping on gases and closing the surface. The BCCL company had limited success
in this endeavor.
After 2008, instead of digging deep and wide, the company attempted to remove
burning coal. This effort was more effective, but due to the damage to the ground
surface, this method was heavily criticized.The method of pouring water above the ground and laying stones around the
mines to cool hot coal was also adopted. It also failed.
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The method of pouring water above the ground and laying stones around the
mines to cool hot coal was also adopted. It also failed.However, the method
adopted in 2014 was the most successful. 6 years ago, the total burn area was 9
square kilometers, which was reduced to 2.2 square kilometers in 2014.
Jharia coal field has been underground for over 107 years, as people living in 250
sq km sit on ticking time bomb.
Ten-year-old Rahim went for a cup of tea with his father Bablu Khan. Bablu, a
mechanic by profession, asked his son to move towards his garage as he and the
tea seller were having a conversation. As Rahim entered the house, an explosion
occurred.
The locals remember how a huge chadra was built in the middle of the road,
enclosing Rahim. Bablu leaped to save his son, but the ground beneath his feet
slipped. Both father and son were declared dead, as their bodies had never been
pulled out of a ditch 100 feet deep.
The incident took place on 24 May in Fularibagh More, Jharia. Jharia, one of the
largest cities of Jharkhand, is located in Dhanbad district. One of India's largest coal
reserves, the Jharia coal field has been burning undeniably for 107 years. The city
and surrounding villages sit on top of an active volcano, awaiting an uncertain
future. "The place is so hot in places that it is impossible to even walk in shoes.
Almost all the people here are sick. The authorities asked the villagers to leave
their homes and leave. But most people fear loss of livelihood, and so stay Let's
continue, "Mohammad Nasim Ansari, a resident of nearby village BhullanBarri tells
us.
Burning for 107 years
Jharia is the source of high quality coal in India, which is an important component
of India's growth story. Coal supports the iron and steel industry, which along with
its ancillary industries, flourishes in the Jharkhand-Bengal-Chhattisgarh region. Bythe early 90s, a good number of India's trains depended on coal to produce that
sweet whistle and chugly sound. Even today, more than 65 percent of India's
electricity is supplied with coal. Coal mining in Jharia began in 1894, and has
increased since then.
Today, Jharia is home to two large underground and nine large open cast mines.
The most frightening scene of the country's biggest underground fire is picking up
burning coal and putting it on trucks. There is no meaning here with fire. In any
case, just want coal. This scene is boring. The fire in the mines is not considered a
curse here. It has also proved to be a boon for many.
There is hardly a lock in a house here. What will you do by locking it? Which fief
will rob someone? The government has kept the rights on their real estate. The
suffering of the people here is hidden in this line.
‘Here is my business. Whether it is dual-day, adhritiya, fast winter or hot summer,
whether it is rainy, all year round, round the clock there is only one business of
coal. Coal is all for here. Wear and tear, life and death all. '
Home is not a happy home for the people here. Rather it is just a restroom. Due to
the continuous fire, terrible cracks have occurred in the walls and roofs of houses.
These people also know that it can fall anytime. Breathing is also difficult for the
common man. In Jharia, the number of people suffering from asthma has also
increased due to continuous smoke. People living in and around the area have a
variety of respiratory diseases. These old, weak bodies do not know how many
new, unknown diseases have been given to their body to grow.
Why don't these people leave somewhere?
The country's largest rehabilitation scheme is the Jharia Displaced Rehabilitation
Scheme (JRDA). In 2010, 1055 families were removed and settled in
Belgarhiatownship. More than 70,000 families are to be inhabited. Some 12-15
kilometers away from both Dhanbad and Jharia.
The biggest question is, is it enough to just give a sure house?
No, of course not. Those who have not been rehabilitated, are allowed to do illegal
mining of coal for 2 hours a day. Bicycles come, they carry 5 to 6 quintals of coal ona bicycle. (They can only do that.) Gets jugaad of 400 to 500 rupees. Now those
who have been rehabilitated are forced. A daily wage of 160 to 170 rupees has to
be paid, there is no guarantee of that. Belagariyatownship has become witness to
40 unnatural deaths due to uncertainty and mental depression created due to lack
of employment. That too in only five years.
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People say, "There was a hut to hide the head. There was a compulsion to
defecate in the open and breathe in polluted air from coal dust and poisonous gas.
Despite this, there was a jugaad of bread for two times, life was there. Today there
is a clean colony. There is a two-room flat in a three-tier building. Breathing in the
clear air. But there are people to eat.
There is no hospital here. If the schools and hospitals are opened, then what will
we do here, this is a big question. Go to Jharia or Dhanbad, there is a cost of 40
rupees in the transportation. Daily wage work is to be found in the same cities. â€
Everyday people go there in search of wages. Those who got the work, they are
right, those who did not get it, imagine what will pass on them. One is not a penny
in the house, going to the top with your money for wages and then coming back
from there empty-handed, how painful it must have been.
This is the story of Jharkhand, a state rich in mineral wealth in India.
is an apocalyptic landscape. There are huge man-made craters everywhere that
make up the visible landscape, the ground is burning, and a vast area is oozing
with toxic gases, fire, and smoke. Amongst all of this, there are people digging in
the Ssoil with their bare hands. Coal is mined everywhere in Jharkhand, India, and
large parts of it are sorted by hand.
The locals call it; â€Black Diamondâ€. Energy produced by the burning of coal is the
single biggest contributor to the man-generated carbon dioxide emissions. Coal is
a major part in the issue of global warming. Many people have been forced away
from these areas when companies and authorities recognized the richness that
hides in the ground. Underground fires force people to relocate.
coal miners take a well-deserved break after a long day in the miners, where they
work in dangerous conditions.
