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Firelight-illuminates-the-face-of-security-guard-Pannelal-Rajak-78-as-he-sits-with-a-group-of-women-from-the-Shiv-Shakti-Mahila-Gram-Sangathan-self-help-group-at-the-start-of-his-night-shift-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-November-16-2025-Decades-ago-Rajak-gave-up-his-land-for-the-Bishrampur-open-cast-coal-mine-in-exchange-for-money-and-a-job-in-the-mine-he-believed-would-follow-but-he-never-got-the-job-Today-he-guards-the-same-mine-At-least-I-am-earning-something-here-now-he-says-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
In einer mondlosen Nacht leuchtet Pannelal Rajak mit dem starken Lichtstrahl einer Taschenlampe über das stille, pechschwarze Wasser eines Sees. Er zeigt in die Ferne, dorthin, wo das Licht verblasst. "Mein Land lag dort", sagt er.Bild 1 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Security-guard-Pannelal-Rajak-78-prepares-to-leave-in-the-morning-after-his-night-shift-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-November-18-2025-Decades-ago-Rajak-gave-up-his-land-for-the-Bishrampur-open-cast-coal-mine-in-exchange-for-money-and-a-job-in-the-mine-he-believed-would-follow-but-he-never-got-the-job-Today-he-guards-the-same-mine-At-least-I-am-earning-something-here-now-he-says-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Vor Jahrzehnten gab der heute 78-Jährige sein Land für den Tagebau Bishrampur in Zentralindien auf - im Austausch gegen Geld und einen Arbeitsplatz in der Mine.Bild 2 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Security-guard-Pannelal-Rajak-78-flashes-his-torch-as-he-checks-the-premises-of-the-tourism-site-during-his-night-shift-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-November-16-2025-Decades-ago-Rajak-gave-up-his-land-for-the-Bishrampur-open-cast-coal-mine-in-exchange-for-money-and-a-job-in-the-mine-he-believed-would-follow-but-he-never-got-the-job-Today-he-guards-the-same-mine-At-least-I-am-earning-something-here-now-he-says-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Doch den Job bekam Rajak nie. Das Bergbauunternehmen habe ihm wegen einer Behinderung seiner linken Hand keine Arbeit gegeben, erzählt er. Heute bewacht er die Mine, die keine Mine mehr ist: ...Bild 3 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Savita-Gupta-28-moves-a-makeshift-boat-made-of-floating-pontoons-towards-land-using-a-rope-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-November-17-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-and-for-the-women-the-gains-have-gone-beyond-income-I-hope-my-daughter-will-learn-from-my-life-and-think-about-becoming-an-independent-woman-Gupta-said-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
... Als die Kohlevorräte 2018 erschöpft waren, wurde sie in einen Badesee mit schwimmendem Restaurant umgewandelt. "Zumindest verdiene ich hier jetzt etwas", sagt Rajak.Bild 4 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Jagannathpur-Opencast-Project-an-open-cast-coal-mine-in-Balrampur-India-November-18-2025-India-the-world-s-second-largest-coal-producer-and-consumer-after-China-is-accelerating-regeneration-programs-across-hundreds-of-mines-as-their-coal-runs-out-aiming-to-create-sustainable-livelihoods-for-the-communities-who-live-there-mostly-from-tourism-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES-TPX-IMAGES-OF-THE-DAY-REFILE-CORRECTING-FROM-PIT-NUMBER-10-OF-THE-CLOSED-BISHRAMPUR-OPEN-CAST-MINE-IN-SURAJPUR-TO-JAGANNATHPUR-OPENCAST-PROJECT-AN-OPEN-CAST-COAL-MINE-IN-BALRAMPUR-REMOVING-THE-MENTION-OF-BISHRAMPUR-FROM-THE-SECOND-SENTENCE-AND-REMOVING-THE-THIRD-SENTENCE
Der Kenapara Eco Park in Bishrampur gilt als Vorbild für Indiens Bemühungen, seinen stillgelegten Minen ein zweites Leben einzuhauchen.Bild 5 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Texture-is-seen-on-a-mixture-of-fly-ash-and-mine-overburden-after-rainfall-at-the-Bishrampur-open-cast-mining-area-in-Surajpur-India-August-11-2025-This-photo-shows-a-moistened-top-layer-at-the-filling-site-after-rainfall-during-monsoon-during-a-later-visit-in-winter-the-required-moisture-was-not-maintained-causing-dust-release-in-violation-of-SOP-Bishrampur-stands-as-a-model-for-India-s-attempts-to-give-its-exhausted-mines-a-second-life-Spread-across-1-472-hectares-5-68-square-miles-the-Bishrampur-mine-s-10-pits-yielded-more-than-38-7-million-tons-of-coal-between-1961-and-2018-when-the-coal-finally-ran-out-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Der weltweit zweitgrößte Kohleproduzent und -verbraucher nach China treibt in Hunderten von Bergwerken, deren Kohlevorkommen zur Neige gehen, Sanierungsmaßnahmen voran.Bild 6 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Matadeen-19-poses-for-a-photo-in-front-of-graffiti-as-his-friend-takes-his-picture-on-a-phone-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-November-14-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
So sollen die dort lebenden Gemeinden eine nachhaltige Lebensgrundlage bekommen, vor allem durch den Tourismus.Bild 7 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
A-South-Eastern-Coalfields-Ltd-SECL-employee-walks-past-a-non-operational-underground-coal-mine-entrance-at-the-Bishrampur-open-cast-mining-area-in-Surajpur-India-November-15-2025-A-40-hectare-solar-park-generating-12-megawatts-of-power-employs-several-local-residents-and-officials-say-they-have-restored-several-hundred-hectares-of-former-mining-land-planting-trees-including-sheesham-a-North-Indian-rosewood-and-mango-SECL-has-spent-around-43-million-rupees-developing-the-project-government-data-shows-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Die zehn Gruben der Bishrampur-Mine erstrecken sich über 1472 Hektar und lieferten zwischen 1961 und 2018 mehr als 38,7 Millionen Tonnen Kohle.Bild 8 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Fish-swim-inside-a-cage-of-the-pisciculture-project-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-August-10-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Im Laufe der Zeit hatten sich einige der Gruben allmählich mit Wasser gefüllt und einen tiefen See gebildet.Bild 9 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
An-abandoned-pit-is-being-filled-with-fly-ash-and-overburden-at-the-Bishrampur-open-cast-mining-area-in-Surajpur-India-November-17-2025-Bishrampur-stands-as-a-model-for-India-s-attempts-to-give-its-exhausted-mines-a-second-life-as-the-world-s-second-largest-coal-producer-and-consumer-after-China-is-accelerating-regeneration-programmes-across-hundreds-of-mines-as-their-coal-runs-out-aiming-to-create-sustainable-livelihoods-for-the-communities-who-live-there-mostly-from-tourism-Spread-across-1-472-hectares-5-68-square-miles-the-Bishrampur-mine-s-10-pits-yielded-more-than-38-7-million-tons-of-coal-between-1961-and-2018-when-the-coal-finally-ran-out-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Die Bezirksverwaltung verwandelte den See mit finanzieller Unterstützung der South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), einer Tochtergesellschaft des weltweit größten Kohleförderers Coal India Ltd, in ein kleines Touristenzentrum mit Flößen, einem Park und einigen Ferienhäusern.Bild 10 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Savita-Gupta-28-brings-tourists-on-a-makeshift-boat-to-the-floating-restaurant-run-by-a-self-help-group-that-she-is-part-of-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-August-10-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-and-for-the-women-the-gains-have-gone-beyond-income-I-hope-my-daughter-will-learn-from-my-life-and-think-about-becoming-an-independent-woman-Gupta-said-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Seit 2018 wird der Ort für den Tourismus umgestaltet ...Bild 11 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Students-hold-hands-as-they-ride-a-boat-on-a-lake-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-August-10-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-and-for-the-women-the-gains-have-gone-beyond-income-Here-women-are-known-by-the-name-of-their-husband-or-father-in-law-We-wanted-to-be-known-by-our-own-names-the-group-s-leader-Pooja-Sahu-said-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
... und zieht am Wochenende bis zu 150 Besucher und Besucherinnen an.Bild 12 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
A-fish-seller-shows-fish-he-sourced-from-Kenapara-Eco-Park-s-pisciculture-project-at-a-fish-market-in-Ambikapur-India-November-17-2025-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Die Verwaltung haben eine Fischereigenossenschaft ...Bild 13 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Women-from-the-Shiv-Shakti-Mahila-Gram-Sangathan-self-help-group-pose-for-a-photo-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-November-16-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-and-for-the-women-the-gains-have-gone-beyond-income-Here-women-are-known-by-the-name-of-their-husband-or-father-in-law-We-wanted-to-be-known-by-our-own-names-the-group-s-leader-Pooja-Sahu-said-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
... und eine Frauengemeinschaft übernommen. Für die Frauen hat die Beschäftigung neben dem Einkommen noch weitere Vorteile.Bild 14 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Anjani-Singh-30-drives-a-boat-during-a-ride-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-November-16-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-and-for-the-women-the-gains-have-gone-beyond-income-In-the-village-most-women-are-only-housewives-Our-movements-were-restricted-Singh-said-Working-here-meeting-officials-and-people-gave-us-confidence-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
"Im Dorf sind die meisten Frauen nur Hausfrauen. Unsere Bewegungsfreiheit war eingeschränkt", berichtet die 30-jährige Bootsführerin Anjani Singh.Bild 15 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Women-fill-a-soil-mixture-into-grow-bags-at-a-nursery-set-up-to-grow-saplings-that-will-later-be-planted-in-closed-mine-quarries-as-part-of-abandoned-mine-land-reclamation-at-the-Bishrampur-open-cast-mining-area-in-Surajpur-India-November-15-2025-A-40-hectare-solar-park-generating-12-megawatts-of-power-employs-several-local-residents-and-officials-say-they-have-restored-several-hundred-hectares-of-former-mining-land-planting-trees-including-sheesham-a-North-Indian-rosewood-and-mango-SECL-has-spent-around-43-million-rupees-developing-the-project-government-data-shows-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
"Die Arbeit hier und die Begegnungen mit Beamten und anderen Menschen haben uns Selbstvertrauen gegeben." Die Leiterin der Gruppe, Pooja Sahu, stimmt dem zu: ...Bild 16 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Women-from-the-Shiv-Shakti-Mahila-Gram-Sangathan-self-help-group-sit-in-a-circle-and-warm-their-hands-by-a-fire-after-their-shifts-ended-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-November-16-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-and-for-the-women-the-gains-have-gone-beyond-income-Here-women-are-known-by-the-name-of-their-husband-or-father-in-law-We-wanted-to-be-known-by-our-own-names-the-group-s-leader-Pooja-Sahu-said-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
... "Hier sind Frauen unter dem Namen ihres Mannes oder Schwiegervaters bekannt. Wir wollten unter unseren eigenen Namen bekannt sein."Bild 17 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Manju-Sarathi-left-35-and-Anjani-Singh-30-park-a-boat-after-a-ride-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-November-14-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-and-for-the-women-the-gains-have-gone-beyond-income-In-the-village-most-women-are-only-housewives-Our-movements-were-restricted-Singh-said-Working-here-meeting-officials-and-people-gave-us-confidence-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
In der Umgebung von Kenapara, dem nächstgelegenen Dorf, kennen die Einheimischen sie mittlerweile als die Frauen, die "die Boote steuern".Bild 18 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Savita-Gupta-28-who-is-part-of-a-self-help-group-that-runs-the-floating-restaurant-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-poses-for-a-photo-inside-her-kitchen-in-Surajpur-India-November-15-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-and-for-the-women-the-gains-have-gone-beyond-income-I-hope-my-daughter-will-learn-from-my-life-and-think-about-becoming-an-independent-woman-Gupta-said-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Savita Gupta betreibt das schwimmende Restaurant auf dem See und erzählt, ...Bild 19 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Savita-Gupta-28-carries-fries-and-snacks-for-customers-at-the-floating-restaurant-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-November-16-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-and-for-the-women-the-gains-have-gone-beyond-income-I-hope-my-daughter-will-learn-from-my-life-and-think-about-becoming-an-independent-woman-Gupta-said-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
... dass sie durch die Zusammenarbeit mit der Frauengruppe von einer Hausfrau zu einer Unternehmerin geworden sei.Bild 20 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Bhumi-Gupta-9-plays-as-her-mother-Savita-Gupta-28-who-is-part-of-a-self-help-group-that-runs-a-floating-restaurant-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-walks-past-their-house-in-Surajpur-India-November-16-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-and-for-the-women-the-gains-have-gone-beyond-income-I-hope-my-daughter-will-learn-from-my-life-and-think-about-becoming-an-independent-woman-Gupta-said-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
"Ich hoffe, meine Tochter lernt aus meinem Leben und denkt darüber nach, eine unabhängige Frau zu werden", sagt die 28-Jährige.Bild 21 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Workers-clean-installed-solar-panels-at-a-12MW-solar-PV-power-plant-set-up-as-part-of-the-land-reclamation-plan-for-the-Bishrampur-OC-coal-mining-area-in-Surajpur-India-November-16-2025-A-40-hectare-solar-park-generating-12-megawatts-of-power-employs-several-local-residents-and-officials-say-they-have-restored-several-hundred-hectares-of-former-mining-land-planting-trees-including-sheesham-a-North-Indian-rosewood-and-mango-SECL-has-spent-around-43-million-rupees-developing-the-project-government-data-shows-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Nicht weit vom Wasser entfernt werden weitere Projekte realisiert: Ein 40 Hektar großer Solarpark beschäftigt mehrere Anwohner, sie verdienen monatlich 15.000 indische Rupien (etwa 140 Euro).Bild 22 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Trees-planted-as-part-of-land-reclamation-at-the-closed-Jagannathpur-Opencast-Project-mine-in-Balrampur-in-India-November-18-2025-A-40-hectare-solar-park-generating-12-megawatts-of-power-employs-several-local-residents-and-officials-say-they-have-restored-several-hundred-hectares-of-former-mining-land-planting-trees-including-sheesham-a-North-Indian-rosewood-and-mango-SECL-has-spent-around-43-million-rupees-developing-the-project-government-data-shows-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Behördenangaben zufolge wurden mehrere hundert Hektar ehemaliger Bergbauflächen renaturiert und mit Bäumen wie Sheesham - einem nordindischen Rosenholz - und Mangobäumen bepflanzt.Bild 23 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
People-collect-leftover-shale-coal-near-a-closed-pit-that-is-being-filled-with-fly-ash-and-overburden-at-the-Bishrampur-OC-mining-area-in-Surajpur-India-November-17-2025-Bishrampur-stands-as-a-model-for-India-s-attempts-to-give-its-exhausted-mines-a-second-life-as-the-world-s-second-largest-coal-producer-and-consumer-after-China-is-accelerating-regeneration-programmes-across-hundreds-of-mines-as-their-coal-runs-out-aiming-to-create-sustainable-livelihoods-for-the-communities-who-live-there-mostly-from-tourism-Spread-across-1-472-hectares-5-68-square-miles-the-Bishrampur-mine-s-10-pits-yielded-more-than-38-7-million-tons-of-coal-between-1961-and-2018-when-the-coal-finally-ran-out-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Laut Regierungsdaten hat SECL rund 43 Millionen Rupien (etwa 402.000 Euro) in die Entwicklung des Projekts investiert. Doch noch läuft nicht alles rund.Bild 24 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Savita-Gupta-28-prepares-food-for-customers-at-the-floating-restaurant-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-November-16-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-and-for-the-women-the-gains-have-gone-beyond-income-I-hope-my-daughter-will-learn-from-my-life-and-think-about-becoming-an-independent-woman-Gupta-said-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Die Frauen berichten, dass sie jeweils 2000 Rupien im Monat für die Miete der Boote zahlen und den Großteil der Wartungskosten selbst tragen müssen.Bild 25 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Bhumi-Gupta-9-daughter-of-Savita-Gupta-28-opens-a-window-of-the-floating-restaurant-run-by-a-self-help-group-that-her-mother-is-part-of-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-August-10-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-and-for-the-women-the-gains-have-gone-beyond-income-I-hope-my-daughter-will-learn-from-my-life-and-think-about-becoming-an-independent-woman-Gupta-said-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Sie befürchten, dass SECL nicht genug unternimmt, um den Ort und seine Attraktionen bekannt zu machen. Eine nächtliche Lichtshow ist seit Monaten wegen defekter Leuchten außer Betrieb.Bild 26 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Pannelal-Rajak-78-who-is-a-security-guard-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-fixes-his-hair-after-returning-from-a-night-shift-as-his-wife-stands-in-front-of-him-in-their-courtyard-in-Surajpur-India-November-16-2025-Decades-ago-Rajak-gave-up-his-land-for-the-Bishrampur-open-cast-coal-mine-in-exchange-for-money-and-a-job-in-the-mine-he-believed-would-follow-but-he-never-got-the-job-Today-he-guards-the-same-mine-At-least-I-am-earning-something-here-now-he-says-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Vertreter der SECL haben kürzlich vor Ort eine Bestandsaufnahme vorgenommen - laut der Frauen war es die erste Inspektion dieser Art seit fünf Jahren.Bild 27 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Fish-sellers-display-and-cut-fish-at-a-market-in-Ambikapur-India-November-17-2025-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Das Unternehmen erwäge Verbesserungen und Instandhaltungsmaßnahmen für das Gelände, sagt ein SECL-Mitarbeiter.Bild 28 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Shiv-Kumar-Rajwade-catches-fish-from-a-cage-of-the-pisciculture-project-on-the-lake-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-August-11-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Einzelheiten nennt er allerdings nicht.Bild 29 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Security-guard-Pannelal-Rajak-78-sits-with-a-group-of-women-from-the-Shiv-Shakti-Mahila-Gram-Sangathan-self-help-group-as-his-shift-begins-and-theirs-ends-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-November-16-2025-The-site-which-began-to-be-repurposed-for-tourism-in-2018-is-managed-by-a-women-s-community-group-and-a-fishery-cooperative-and-attracts-as-many-as-150-people-at-the-weekend-and-for-the-women-the-gains-have-gone-beyond-income-Here-women-are-known-by-the-name-of-their-husband-or-father-in-law-We-wanted-to-be-known-by-our-own-names-the-group-s-leader-Pooja-Sahu-said-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Zurück zu Rajak, der hier kurz vor Beginn seiner Nachtschicht mit Mitgliedern aus der Frauengruppe zusammensitzt.Bild 30 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Security-guard-Pannelal-Rajak-78-arranges-a-bed-where-he-rests-during-his-night-shift-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-which-was-developed-from-a-closed-open-cast-coal-mine-pit-into-a-small-tourist-hub-in-Surajpur-India-November-16-2025-Decades-ago-Rajak-gave-up-his-land-for-the-Bishrampur-open-cast-coal-mine-in-exchange-for-money-and-a-job-in-the-mine-he-believed-would-follow-but-he-never-got-the-job-Today-he-guards-the-same-mine-At-least-I-am-earning-something-here-now-he-says-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
Als die Mine noch in Betrieb war, hat er als Hotelwächter in der Gegend gearbeitet. Doch das Hotel und mit ihm der Arbeitsplatz verschwanden, als die Kohlevorräte erschöpft waren.Bild 31 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS
Pannelal-Rajak-78-who-is-a-security-guard-at-Kenapara-Eco-Park-oversees-workers-harvesting-paddy-on-his-farmland-in-Surajpur-India-November-16-2025-Decades-ago-Rajak-gave-up-his-land-for-the-Bishrampur-open-cast-coal-mine-in-exchange-for-money-and-a-job-in-the-mine-he-believed-would-follow-but-he-never-got-the-job-Today-he-guards-the-same-mine-At-least-I-am-earning-something-here-now-he-says-REUTERS-Avijit-Ghosh-SEARCH-INDIA-GHOSH-COAL-FOR-THIS-STORY-SEARCH-WIDER-IMAGE-FOR-ALL-STORIES
"So darf es diesmal nicht wieder enden", sagt Rajak. (kse/rts)Bild 32 von 32 | Foto: REUTERS

Mit schwimmendem RestaurantAlte Mine in Indien verwandelt sich in Touristenpark

21.03.2026, 10:57 Uhr

Wo einst Kohle gefördert wurde, soll nun der Tourismus blühen: In Indien wird ein ehemaliger Tagebau zu einem Park mit See umgestaltet. Die Einheimischen hoffen auf eine nachhaltige Lebensgrundlage.