October 2013. Bandhu Saket. Displaced Forest Dweller. Jharia. Bandhu's village is mostly buried under mountains of waste rubble from a nearby mine. “Everyone has been getting sick. My youngest grandson gets so unwell, his teeth start clattering and his eyes enlarge, it feels like he will not get better. It never used to be like this. Ever since the companies have come, since the vehicles driving back and forth, since the blasting has started, illness and disease have been spreading. It would be great if there was someone to listen, instead, they threaten us. Why isn’t the government or anyone else looking into it?”
