The death toll in the coal mine collapse near Quetta has risen to 11 after search and rescue operations retrieved seven more bodies amongst those who were trapped inside the mine near Sanjidi area of Quetta, Geo TV reported.
Congress Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, for the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the mine collapse in Assam's Dima Hasao district.
A 12-member special rescue team of Coal India reaches the site of the coal mine of 3 Kilo Umrangso area in Dima Hasao district to help in the search and rescue operations to locate and rescue 8 other workers who are trapped in the inundated rat-hole mine.
A heavy-duty pump from Coal India, with a capacity of 500 GPM (Gallons Per Minute), has been brought in. An NDRF official mentioned that multiple pumps would be installed to drain the water from the mine.
The police said, " After the collapse of the mine, the labourers working there took the deceased to the hospital where the doctors declared them dead. The body has been sent for postmortem at Saadat Hospital and the family members have been informed. The reason behind the incident is yet to
Binoy Viswam in a letter to Union Minister said, "I am writing to bring your immediate attention to the recent tragic incident that occurred in Jharkhand's Dhanbad, where an illegal coal mine collapse claimed the lives of at least three individuals, with the number of trapped individuals sti
At least one person died and several others are feared trapped after a portion of BCCL (Bharat Coking Coal Limited) open mine collapsed on Friday, officials said.