The dominance of coal for Indian energy security might, finally, be about to reduce as increasing demands are made for a just transition to cleaner and more community-friendly forms of energy. Possibilities for mine-affected communities to take control of the coalfield lands that will become abandoned by the inevitable closure of coal are explored.
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Participatory Watershed Development: Challenges for the 21st Century edited by John Farrington, Cathryn Turton and A J James; Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1999; Rs 495, pp xviii + 382.
