Visit the villages who suffer from unstoppable underground coal fires in the Indian state of Jharkhand
Running time 6 min
Jharia in Jharkhand is one of the most important coal mine areas in India and one of largest in Asia. Once a treasure trove of high quality coking coal uncontrollable fires have turned the mines and the sorrounding villages into wastelands.
The story is the first chapter in a long term project about industrial pollution in the Third World.
