“India’s life expectancy rate is around 65 years, but in the mining areas of Rajasthan, it’s only 
45 years”, says Meenakshi Paliwal, Programme Manager, Child Development Programme. The reason? Well, it’s because dangerous diseases like TB & Silicoses rule the mining areas. More than the 70% of local population is affected with one of these lethal diseases. The environmental impact of the flourishing marble industry is just not restricted to the diseases, it’s well beyond that.
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45 years”, says Meenakshi Paliwal, Programme Manager, Child Development Programme. The reason? Well, it’s because dangerous diseases like TB & Silicoses rule the mining areas. More than the 70% of local population is affected with one of these lethal diseases. The environmental impact of the flourishing marble industry is just not restricted to the diseases, it’s well beyond that.For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative
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