Describe problem faced by mica
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Explanation:
Several thousands of women and children scour mica for a pittance in illegal and abandoned mines in Jharkhand to add sparkle to the global cosmetics industry.
Illegal mica mining not only causes serious health hazards among the women and child workers but also leads to massive deforestation and loss of wildlife.
Although there are now civil society initiatives to wean impoverished people away from mica scavenging, the government needs to take tougher action against the moneyed contractors involved in the illegal trade.
Answer:
The creation of open pits induces soil erosion, the formation of sinkholes, and could potentially contaminate surface water, groundwater, and soil. The mining also leads to deforestation, with trees gradually cleared to develop more land for mining mica.