Residents breathe uneasy

According to Greenpeace India’s 2021 report, Jharia continues to be the most polluted town in India, closely followed by Dhanbad, which is its nearest city. The horrific state of affairs had prompted authorities to relocate the population of more than 80000 to a safer neighbourhood. But even for the ravaging conditions that prevailed, the relocation programme was comparably incompetent.

The population remains just about the same. They breathe toxicity that mercilessly cuts their lifespans. The relocation programme perhaps promised them fresh air, but that hope seems to have burned now. Entry of private mining bodies is making the future seem all the more feeble. They continue to breathe, but the uneasiness only rises.