Over 2.3 lakh miners across mining sites in India live with the risk of contracting silicosis, a respiratory impairment caused by the inhalation of fine silica particles in dust that rises during mining processes. Despite regulations in place, making suppression of airborne dust binding upon mine operators, workers in Rajasthan are at greater risk of this life-threatening disease.

4to40.com July 30, 2017 177 Views