In Indian mining hub, farmers bring polluted land back to life
Iron ore mining blights farmland, hitting food production, but pilot project helps revive degraded fields to grow crops
20 September 2021 - 19:42
For years, Indian farmer Chape Hanumaiya struggled to grow anything on his tiny plot of land - it was caked in the thick, red dust drifting from the iron ore mines that surrounded it...
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