Deucha Pachami Coal Mining Project in West Bengal: The Old Bluff Wrapped in a New Foil
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Deucha Pachami Coal Mining Project in West Bengal: The Old Bluff Wrapped in a New Foil

The mine would severely affect a vast area of Birbhum district. The top soil, which had taken lakhs of years to form, would be turned into a heap of wastes. The area would be turned into a desert. The fertility of the soil would be damaged. The diversity of terrestrial and aquatic life would suffer a huge loss.