Steel companies in Bellary, India begin layoffs; over 30,000 jobless

The economic consequences of the Supreme Court ban on mining in Bellary are beginning to be felt in thousands of homes in Karnataka as their primary bread winner is facing an axe or has already been pink-slipped.

More than 30,000 people working for mining and steel companies are jobless with the livelihood of over one lakh people associated with mining directly or indirectly affected.