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Spotted: 118 illegal mines [1]

Pits close to Grand Trunk Road set off alarm bells

An abandoned pit in Dhanbad from where coal is extracted illegally. Picture by Gautam Dey

Dhanbad, Feb. 12: The figure is startling.

Officials in Dhanbad have spotted as many as 118 abandoned mine pits that are being used to extract coal illegally.

Publication Date: 
13/02/2009
Telegraph (Ranchi) [2]
Tags:
Mining [3], Jharkhand [4], Ranchi (D) [5], Coal Industry [6]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ranchi-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal-industry