As coal mining began in Thar, so did the pollution of its underground water sources. Water pumped out from the mines is deposited in reservoirs near villages, this water taken out from deep beneath the desert, from layers of coal is often toxic and high in salinity.

Now locals fear, it has polluted the fresh water sources as well and made the water in their underground wells unfit for drinking. In this podcast we speak to locals from Thar who want to preserve a scarce resource in the great desert.

In this podcast we look at possible solutions.

Kacheri (EP-01) : Coal mining brings a water crisis to the Thar desert

Rain has always been a symbol of life in the arid land of Tharparkar but thunder and lightning accompanying it have become a source of permanent fear among its residents now. In recent years, lightning strikes have taken dozens of lives besides destroying crops and killing animals at a large scale.

In this episode of our podcast, Earthwise reports how local residents link these lightning strikes with coal development.

Kacheri (EP-01) : Coal mining brings a water crisis to the Thar desert

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