Some images through the block placement

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This image is shows to the meeting with the women mine labour at budhpura village (Bundi). There are women does the work of grit cutting. Their daily wages are very low, which is not enough to fulfill their requirement.
This meeting was also related to the awareness of DMFT (District Mineral Foundation Trust) and their rights. DMFT is a trust set up under Mines and Minerals Amendment Act 1957 as a non-profit body in those districts affected by the

mining works to work for the interest and benefit of person and areas affected by mining related operations.

Photo credit: Sharad Kodane

This image shows to the house of mine worker. This is a kachha house, which is very problematic in the rainy season. Because, there is no better roof on the upper side of house. So, room has fill by the rain water.

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This is another image of mine labour houses. These all are kachha houses. Some mine labour are staying by rent Rs. 1000 monthly. Because, they don't have their own house or land for making a house. They can't afford this monthly rent.

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This image shows to the plights of mine labour (Budhpura). The women who is sit on the stone belongs to the bhil community. She don't have pakka house. So, she stay at kachha house, which is made by the wastage stones in mines. There is no roof on the upper side of house. This house is outside of the village.

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This image is shows to the, mine worker doing the work of tiles making, this is useful for the house making. They earn daily Rs. 200. Their children are playing at the work place. They doesn't go to the school. According to them children learn the stone work from them.

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This is a image of granite mine. The work is continuing by the machines. Granite is very useful for making the various types of tiles. But, its very expensive for buying. People used this stone for house making.

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This image is shows to the stone cutting in a shape. After, the mine, this granite stone bring to the outside of mines at workplace of another owner of stones. It is very hard work. Worker cuts the stone in the perfect size. Its very skillful work. But, they their wages are very low.

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After the overall process of stone cutting. They packed to this tiles like stone in the boxes. These are export to the Kota for the design in factory. This is also known as Kota (kotah) stone. After, that its buy in very high prices.







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