Mining in India: Why the country is facing an uncertain future
May 15, 2019· India has struggled recently to ensure safety at its mining operations, with 377 deaths reported between 2015 and 2017, fatalities increasing year-on-year since 2016, and the collapse of a rat-hole mine in December 2018 killing up to 13 people. The new policy introduces no new measures or practices to address this decline in safety.