The curve and dip on the landscape of Kolar Gold Fields owing to mounds, some more than 100 feet high, are all that’s left of the mining operations that were stopped in 2001. The promise of gold has since faded, but residents complain that dust from the huge dumps of waste soil left after extracting the precious metal is a health hazard.
These ‘cyanide mounds’, as the locals call them, are a slow poison that is causing people to suffer from respiratory-related diseases, said activists; a claim that health officials said is exaggerated.
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