article_snippet: Villagers in Jharia, Jharkhand, warm Villagers in Jharia, Jharkhand beside a fire made of coal scavenged from the vast mine .
article_snippet: Women scavenge coal from the area as a permanent shroud of toxic emissions blanket the sky .
article_snippet: A group of women carry baskets of coal back to A group of women village to sell.
article_snippet: The region is resource rich with an estimated 1.5billion tonnes of  untouched coal sitting beneath the surface .
article_snippet: Seven-year-old Soni (centre) and her mother Savita (right) carry baskets of coal on Seven-year-old Soni (centre) and her mother Savita (right) heads with a friend .
article_snippet: Toxic fumes - which include poisons such as sulfur, sulfur, carbon and nitrogen oxides - are a part of everyday life where coal emissions are causing devastatingly high rates of breathing disorders and skin diseases among locals.
article_snippet: Residents and children spend Residents and children days clamoring over the hot ground to eke out a living by chiseling out pieces of coal to sell at local markets.
article_snippet: A truck laden with coal travels along a road in Bastacolla Colliery, in Jharia, Jharkhand .
article_snippet: A young girl burns a pile of coal collected from the sprawling site .
article_snippet: A young girl covered in soot collects pieces of coal to sell at the local market .
article_snippet: Locals load coal onto a bicycle at the coal mine, which supplies coking coal used in the production of steel .