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Business News/ Photos / The minor miners

The minor miners

5 Photos . Updated: 12 Jun 2015, 09:02 PM IST Livemint

A day after World Day Against Child Labour, a look at rat hole mining which continues to be a menace in Meghalaya

Young children were employed in rat-hole mining, which involved crawling through a labyrinth of dark tunnels. Photographs and text by Vijay Bedi

1/5Young children were employed in rat-hole mining, which involved crawling through a labyrinth of dark tunnels. Photographs and text by Vijay Bedi

The National Green Tribunal in June 2014 allowed the transportation of coal which had already been mined.

2/5The National Green Tribunal in June 2014 allowed the transportation of coal which had already been mined.

Safety is a huge concern in unregulated mines.

3/5Safety is a huge concern in unregulated mines.

The coal pits became ‘death traps’ during rainy season as the tunnels get flooded with water.

4/5The coal pits became ‘death traps’ during rainy season as the tunnels get flooded with water.

Migrants from Bangladesh and Nepal were usually employed in the mines.

5/5Migrants from Bangladesh and Nepal were usually employed in the mines.

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