ISRO, BCCL, and CMPDI collaborate to map coal fires and land subsidence in Jharia Coalfield using satellite remote sensing.
Have you heard of a town that’s been burning underground for over 60 years? Deep beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, a coal mine fire still rages, turning a once-bustling mining town into one of ...
The town of Jharia in Jharkhand has been burning underground for 109 years due to coal seam fires started by unplanned mining in 1916. Despite costly rehabilitation efforts, toxic gases, land ...