Makrana town in Rajasthan's Jodhpur nagaur ct marbles for Taj Mahal and Victoria Memorial. Looking at the vast marble queries, "The whole world looks at Taj and wants to save it also, "Nobody looks at us, the people who still suffer for Taj's pride." Makrana became the marble capital of the world propelled by the fame of Taj Mahal. No compassion for poor mine workers, its residence for so many fighting against slow death every day.

Marble is a death sentence for Makrana. Given that it produces the best marble from Rajasthan, rampant illegal marble mining has polluted its soil, air and water. According to a survey by the Geological Survey of India, i ncrease in spread of mining area, waste dumps and built up land during 1967-1998 is at the expense of agricultural land, open lands, ponds and pasture land. It has set in a vicious cycle of death: people uprooted by infertile soil works for the mine owners for survival. And the mine owners exploit it by flouting almost all mining regulations. As far as the occupational health hazards are concerned, incidences of bronchitis, asthma, cough, chest pain and joint pain are widely reported. Noise pollution due to drilling and other mining operations have cause deafness in several cases, claimed by Mine Labour Protection Campaign (MLPC), NGO based in Joadhpur.

Accident ratio is 30 to 40 minor and four to five major cases in every month, and at least tow to three casualties in a year. There are no safety measures for them, even a simple helmet and mask can reduce the accidents to a great extent, but the mine owners have just ignored the matter.