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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Shiv Sahay Singh

Birbhum — a proposed coal mine in West Bengal and the related health hazards

Days before the Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency goes to polls, the villagers around the Deocha Pachami proposed coal mining project got an interesting handbill from the Trinamool Congress leadership.

The handbill with photograph of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says that after the victory in Lok Sabha polls, the Trinamool Congress will ensure a pakka house for the people. Attached with the handbill are three columns where the people can write their names, the name of their village as well as their phone number. A telephone number is also provided on the pamphlet where the villagers can call to express their consent for having a house.

The handbill has amused villagers at Kendrapara village in the Bharkata area that falls under the Deocha Pachami proposed coal mine project. Sushil Murmu, a youth from the village feels that the handbill is an attempt to seek the nod of the people to give land for the proposed coal mining project.

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