Mountain Biodiversity of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas - Himalayan ...
Mountain Biodiversity of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas - Himalayan ...
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<strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>Biodiversity</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Hindu</strong> <strong>Kush</strong>-<strong>Himalayas</strong><br />
Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya, India<br />
Nitul Das<br />
Rat-hole coal mining is degrading <strong>the</strong> ecosystem <strong>of</strong> Cherrapunjee. Although<br />
<strong>the</strong> miners make enough to scrape by, <strong>the</strong>y pay <strong>the</strong> ultimate price: <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
health deteriorates due to constant inhaling <strong>of</strong> coal dust in an oxygendeficit<br />
environment.<br />
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<strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>Biodiversity</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Hindu</strong> <strong>Kush</strong>-<strong>Himalayas</strong>
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