Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Silicosis-affected workers die silent death in Delhi
No official figures on deaths from silicosis, caused by inhaling silica dust
IANSPublished: 14:29 September 9, 2012
New Delhi: For Gulli Devi, 55, even breathing is painful. Every time she does so, she groans as it is accompanied by sporadic coughing. Suffering from silicosis, the reed-thin woman fends for herself as her husband and son died due to the same incurable disease that has claimed many lives in a village that is actually obscured in the bustle of upscale south Delhi.
There are no official figures on how many have died of silicosis, a respiratory disease caused by inhaling silica dust. It is common in people working in the mining and construction sectors, but NGOs estimate that at least 10,000 people have died in the national capital?s Lal Kuan village.
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http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/silicosis-affected-workers-die-silent-death-in-delhi-1.1071959
No official figures on deaths from silicosis, caused by inhaling silica dust
IANSPublished: 14:29 September 9, 2012
New Delhi: For Gulli Devi, 55, even breathing is painful. Every time she does so, she groans as it is accompanied by sporadic coughing. Suffering from silicosis, the reed-thin woman fends for herself as her husband and son died due to the same incurable disease that has claimed many lives in a village that is actually obscured in the bustle of upscale south Delhi.
There are no official figures on how many have died of silicosis, a respiratory disease caused by inhaling silica dust. It is common in people working in the mining and construction sectors, but NGOs estimate that at least 10,000 people have died in the national capital?s Lal Kuan village.
...
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/silicosis-affected-workers-die-silent-death-in-delhi-1.1071959