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Gurvinder Singh

As Adani steps up mining, villagers to be displaced third time

Experts say India has enough coal reserves and doesn't need new coal blocks to meet its needs [File: Gurvinder Singh/Al Jazeera]

Sambalpur, India – Nityananda Deep has worried about losing his home for the third time in his life ever since his mud house was marked for demolition by mining officials, about a year ago.

The 80-year-old is a resident of remote Behermunda Hamlet in Sambalpur district in the southern Indian state of Odisha, about four hours drive from the capital Bhubaneswar.

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