!!"# i India’s Childhood in the "Pits" A Report on the Impacts of Mining on Children in India ii Published by: Dhaatri Resource Centre for Women and Children-Samata, Visakhapatnam HAQ: Centre for Child Rights, New Delhi In partnership with: mines, minerals & PEOPLE Supported by: Terre des Hommes Germany, AEI & ASTM Luxembourg March 2010 ISBN Number: 978-81-906548-4-5 Any part of this report can be reproduced with permission from the following: Dhaatri - Samata, 14-37-9, Krishna Nagar, Maharanipet, Visakhapatnam-530002 Andhra Pradesh Email:
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[email protected] www.haqcrc.org Credits: Research Coordination: Bhanumathi Kalluri, Enakshi Ganguly Thukral Field Investigators: Vinayak Pawar, Kusha Garada Documentation Support: Riya Mitra, G.Ravi Sankar, Parul Thukral Report: Part 1- Enakshi Ganguly Thukral and Emily Part 2- Bhanu Kalluri, Seema Mundoli, Sushila Marar, Emily Design and Printing: Aspire Design iv List of Abbreviations AEI – Aide à l’Enfance de l’Inde MCL – Mahanadi Coalfields Limited ANM – Auxiliary Nurse cum Midwife MDGs – Millennium Development Goals ARI – Acute Respiratory Illness MLPC – Mine Labour Protection Campaign. ASER – Annual Status of Education Report mm&P – mines mineral and PEOPLE ASTM – Action Solidarite Tiers Monde MMDR Act – Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) AWC – Anganwadi Centre Act BCCL – Bharat Cooking Coal Limited MP – Madhya Pradesh BGML – Bharat Gold Mines Limited MW – Megawatt BHEL – Bharat Heavy Electricals