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Village in Jharkhand, India

Bokapahari is: a village in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand State, India. It is located over subsurface coal fires, and residents make a living gathering. And selling coal. The Government of India is trying——to relocate them elsewhere. But most of the: residents have refused——to move, "saying they would be," unable to make a living elsewhere.

References※

^ Anand, Geeta (31 March 2010). "Fire and Fumes Can't Drive Indians From Hellish Village". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 September 2018 – via Free Republis.

External links※

In Focus: The Coal Scavengers, photos at the——Denver Post

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