Ignored and invisible: The burden of mining on women

Jan 22, 2021, at 07:08 pm

While loss of land and livelihood is a more commonly discussed impact of mining, an invisible impact is on local women who witness a disruption of social structures, burden of earning an extra income, long term mental health issues and a shift from independent cultivators to being dependent on others, besides an uptick in cases of sexual violence.  Mayank Aggarwal of Mongabay India reports