Hard-hitting images of Jharia mines fetch Getty Instagram award
23 Sept 2016 11:52 AM IST23 Sept 2016 11:52 AM IST
The Jharia coal mines are situated in Jharkhand
The photographer Ronny Sen won a grant worth Rs 6.7 lakh for his pictures from Getty (Photo: Instagram/whatdoestheendoftimeslooklike)- edljfhewifhwbfbrwgf
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- Labourers have to work at the mines in conditions which have a high number of carcinogenic gases
- The mines have been seen as an environmental and health hazard with the fires emitting various harmful gases
- An underground fire has been burning beneath the mines for the past 100 years and have created sinkholes posing danger to locals
- The Instagram account is aptly titled What does the end of time look like
- The horrifying image of a dog indicates the kind of impact the Jharia mines have on the ecosystem
The photographer Ronny Sen won a grant worth Rs 6.7 lakh for his pictures from Getty (Photo: Instagram/whatdoestheendoftimeslooklike)
The Jharia coal mines are situated in Jharkhand
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