Report from the villages of Jadugoda, Jharkhand: 200 children born with disabilities in 15 years, 30% dying in womb; Expert said – Radiation is the reason for this

Sahiya went from village to village with Bhaskar and talked to the women.

The side effect of indiscriminate mining in Saranda forest spread between Jharkhand-Odisha border can be seen in different areas of the districts falling under Kolhan division of Jharkhand. In the East Singhbhum district of the division, there are uranium mines in Jadugoda, situated between the forests and the hills. Mining is going on here since 1967. Experts are claiming that due to this the effect of radiation is clearly visible on the villagers of the villages falling within 10 km radius of the mines.

Jharkhand Organization Against Radiation President Ghanshyam Biruli told Dainik Bhaskar’s team that about 200 children were born physically and mentally handicapped in 15 years in this area due to radiation. Sahiya and Anganwadi workers working in the area said that out of 100 women in this area, 30 women are getting abortions. To know the truth of this, Bhaskar’s team visited all the villages around the mines. The truth was astonishing. The team consisted of Bhaskar’s reporter along with Anganwadi workers and Sahiya. Some such information came out in this.

A child born with a birth defect.

Worrying: 20 percent of women have abortions at one time or another, 10 percent of women also have 4-5 times

1. In Jadugoda, more than 30 women out of 100 get abortions: Our team surveyed in Ichda, Durko, Mechua, Bhatin, Bango, Matigoda, Dungridih, Chatikocha, Tilaitand, Jharia. A woman told that five children were born dead. A woman told the story of the birth of her four dead children. Women in Durko told that after two to three months of pregnancy there is a sudden miscarriage. 20 out of 100 women reported that they had had an abortion. 10 more than once. Among them are women who have had four or five miscarriages. According to the data of the Health Department, Mr. The abortion rate in Singhbhum is 6.17%, while that in Jadugoda is 30.15%.

Sahiya and local doctors also confirmed

2. Sahiya Latika Singh told that in 4 months 5 women have had abortions in her Anganwadi area. There are also cases of not getting pregnant. At the same time, Dr. Ranjit Mahakund, Medical Officer in-charge of Potka PHC said that radiation increases the risk of miscarriage-disability.

Radiation specialist said – damage to chromosomes

3. Gynecologist and Radiation and Cancer specialist Dr. Sushil Kumar Sharma said that this is happening due to radiation. Actually, the embryo is made up of 46 chromosomes. Radiation damages chromosomes. In such a situation, either the child is born crippled or the woman gets an abortion.

Abortion: East Singhbhum vs Jadugoda

Children born with physical as well as mental disabilities

A person from the village told that 10 years ago, children with disabilities were born in the mining area. A list was also made of this. It contained the names of more than 100 children. He told that earlier physical disability was coming to the fore. Now children with physical disabilities as well as mental disabilities are being born.

Due to mining, both the life and the forest are hollow.