A trip through the Bharatpur and Basundhara open cast coal mines of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd can give one a peek into the alluring but complex world of coal mining. Photos & Text by Raghuvir Srinivasan
The surface miners make the job of digging coal out of the ground relatively simple. A single operator sitting in an air-conditioned cabin operates the machine by driving it in clean arcs around the mine floor. A rotary digger in the floor of the surface miner drills its way through the soil disturbing the coal seam and leaving loose coal in its wake.
A trip through the Bharatpur and Basundhara open cast coal mines of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd can give one a peek into the alluring but complex world of coal mining. Photos & Text by Raghuvir Srinivasan
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