Coal Mine Fumes Killing Us Silently, Say Residents Close To Coal Mine Near Dhanbad

摘要

Flames, hazardous gases and smoke from fires leaping from the earths fissures are slow killers, those residing in the outskirts of Dhanbad in the vicinity of coal mine area say. 'It is akin to living in a gas chamber', says a harassed local. People living in the vicinity complain of persistent coughs, headaches and health conditions such as tuberculosis, asthma and other respiratory diseases caused due to the inhalation of 'poisonous gases' that are pervasive in the atmosphere due to underground fire in the coal mining areas.