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Unbridled coal extraction and concerns for livelihood: evidences from Odisha, India
- Source :
- Mineral Economics
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Coal mining and its unfavourable consequences have generated global attention. It has further stimulated the paradoxical debate of development and desolation in the contemporary scenario. Since the coal resources are profusely available in India and it is comparatively less expensive, the country has been largely relying on it for its essential and non-essential consumption needs. Coal resources indirectly fulfil many of the modern requirements and comforts. Consequently, mining of minerals in general and coal in particular has become the prime focus. It helps to generate revenue, augment industrialisation and promote employment opportunities in India. Despite these progressive features, the opencast coal mining activities impose serious threats to the livelihood of the local communities. Based on critical review of the relevant literature, the article seeks to exhibit the mineral reserves and coal mining activities at global, national and regional context. The paper has incorporated a special focus on Odisha—a resource-rich state located in eastern part of India. Particularly, the two existing major coalfields—Talcher and Ib valley, situated in western part of the state—have been emphasised. The manifold adverse externalities of the coal mining practices on the livelihood pattern among the affected people have been assessed. Furthermore, the paper aims to examine the mining-induced threats on different livelihood capitals which has given rise to multiple risks and challenges.
- Subjects :
- Natural resource economics
020209 energy
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
India
Context (language use)
02 engineering and technology
Development
010501 environmental sciences
Consumption (sociology)
01 natural sciences
Livelihood
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Revenue
Coal
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Q51
Original Paper
business.industry
Coal mining
Q39
O13
R11
Industrialisation
Odisha
business
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Externality
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21912211 and 21912203
- Volume :
- 34
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Mineral Economics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1c838e07a0274a0e73772e8885a0854f