24 people working in stone-crushing units die of the disease
Visit the small village of Musabani in Jharkhand and you hear heart-rending stories of people involved in mining.
Situated near National Highway 33 close to Jamshedpur, Musabani drew public attention recently as 24 people died due to silicosis here. The village has been an active mining area with a large number of stone crushers that work for the K.K. Mineral factory and its sister factories.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/silicosis-major-health-concern-jharkhand
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ipsita-pati
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jamshedpur
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/silicosis
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/stone
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/who
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-pollution-control-board-spcb-0
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand
