Today, he guards the same mine, which was turned into a boating lake with a floating restaurant when the coal ran out. Members of the Shiv Shakti Mahila Gram Sangathan self‑help group who developed the Kenapara Eco Park. The Kenapara Eco Park is managed by a women’s community group and fishery cooperative. Savita Gupta, 28, who runs the lake’s floating restaurant, said her association with the women’s group had transformed her from housewife to entrepreneur. He once worked this same patch as a hotel watchman when the mine was operational but the hotel and the job disappeared when the coal ran out.

Source: The Star April 05, 2026 13:41 UTC