At least 300,000 people fall prey to coal pollution every year as thick fog blanket with high carbon content covers northern Indian and Pakistan every winter due to power generation from coal.

According to a study, 'Underground Coal Gasification' (UCG)--a project initiated by Dr Samar Mubarakmand to generate 100 mw of electricity through UGC of lignite in Thar--is a method of converting unworka