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Seven poor labourers in Panna, India have discovered a large diamond weighing 17.96 carats, estimated to be worth at least 5m rupees ($52,400). The discovery was made on land leased by the labourers two years ago and is considered "gem quality". If sold, the proceeds would be divided equally among the seven workers after a 12% royalty is deducted by the government. For some of the labourers, the find could improve their poverty-stricken lives, with one saying it will allow him to get married for the first time.

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Seven poor laborers in Panna, Madhya Pradesh, a diamond mining area in central India, have discovered a 17.96 carat "gem quality" diamond worth at least 5 million rupees ($52,400; £38,800) on a plot of land they had leased two years ago. The diamond will be put up for auction in the first half of October. For some of these laborers, this discovery could change their lives forever, as it may allow them to get married and improve their fortunes. The find is significant because Panna is one of India's least developed districts, plagued by poverty, water scarcity, and unemployment. Diamond finds are not rare in the region, but the majority of miners are daily-wage laborers who work for lease-holders, meaning that if they find a diamond, the money goes to their employers, not themselves. This discovery has sparked hopes among residents that it may bring an improvement in their fortunes.

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For some of the poor labourers, the find is set to change the course of their lives - local media reports quoted three of them as saying they were too poor to get married so far and this windfall would now help them find brides.

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Indian labourers dream of striking it rich after finding diamond · assertive framing

- Published Seven poor labourers in Panna, a diamond mining area in central India, have made a discovery that they say has the potential to change their lives forever. asserted

they → publish → lives

The delighted men said they found a large diamond on a plot of land they had leased two years back. asserted

they → say → land

On the weighing scale, the rock measured 17.96 carats and Panna diamond official Ravi Patel said it was "gem quality" - one of the finest varieties of natural diamonds that exist. asserted

that → weigh → diamonds

Describing the diamond as "precious", Patel said it would be put up for auction in the first half of October. asserted

it → describe → October

He estimated its worth to be at least 5m rupees ($52,400; £38,800). asserted

worth → estimate → ?

The district is among India's least developed and its residents face poverty, water scarcity and unemployment. asserted

residents → develop → poverty

With few job opportunities in the city, residents hope for a prized find to improve their fortunes and the region remains a prime destination for diamond hunters. asserted

region → hope → hunters

Reports, external say a majority of Panna's miners are daily-wage labourers who work for lease-holders - if they find a diamond, the money goes to the lease-holder and not the miners themselves. asserted

money → say → holder

But the latest find is one of the few cases where the actual finders would benefit. asserted

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The mine in Panna's Sarokha village was leased for a meagre sum by Akhilesh Pal and six others two years back, Press Trust of India reported. asserted

Trust → lease → India

Pal said the mine had been shut for a year and was opened only recently. asserted

mine → say → year

On Monday, as he inspected the mine after heavy rains, he spotted the rock. asserted

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"We had been mining there for about two years," he said, "but we had no luck, so we closed the mine for a year. asserted

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We had started another mine right next to it. asserted

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" "When we went there to inspect the new one, we also looked inside the old mine, and that's where we found it - right on top," he added. asserted

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Patel said the diamond would be put up for sale at the next quarterly auction due in October when buyers from India and abroad would be able to bid for it. asserted

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Reports said the government would deduct a 12% royalty from the sale proceeds and the remaining money would be divided equally among the seven workers. asserted

money → say → workers

them → set → brides

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