Coal remains the major source of energy in India supplying 59% of the country’s aggregate needs. Men, who mine the resources for this energy, work and live in deplorable conditions, with thin access to the development they help build. Miners continue to toil in coal mines, fighting for their daily survival against all odds and tough working conditions. Bardhaman, Raniganj, West Bengal, India.

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