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NGT takes suo motu cognisance of Meghalaya illegal coal mine blast that ki
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding a deadly explosion at an illegally operated rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district that claimed 18 lives.
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Meghalaya: NDRF rescue operations underway after illegal coal mine blast
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team on Friday arrived at the blast site in Thangskai area of Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills to carry out rescue and recovery operations after an explosion in an illegal rat-hole coal mine that claimed 18 lives.
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Meghalaya: 16 killed in explosion at rat-hole coal mine in Thangskai
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
"The incident took place in the Thangsku area on Thursday. Several labourers trapped inside the coal mine following an explosion. SDRF, police, and local administration engaged in search and rescue operations. So far, 16 bodies have been recovered. One person received burn injuries," SP K
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After 44 days, bodies of remaining 5 miners trapped inside rat-hole coal m
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
After 44 days, the bodies of the remaining five miners who were trapped inside the flooded rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo Umrangso area in Assam's Dima Hasao district were recovered by the rescue teams on Wednesday.
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Assam Coal Mine Case: Rescue efforts at Dima Hasao hindered by water level
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
"We suspect that the coal mine (where the incident occurred) is somewhere connected to the Kopili River. Even conducting the dewatering process for 36-48 hours the water level of the coal mine has decreased only less than 1 foot. That reason has affected the search and rescue operations. Fro
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Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations in Dima Hasao enter day 8
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The search and rescue operations to locate five other workers who were trapped inside the inundated rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo Umrangso area in Assam's Dima Hasao district entered into 8th day on Monday.
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Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations in Dima Hasao enter day 7
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The joint search and rescue operations are underway at the rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo Umrangso area in Assam's Dima Hasao to locate 5 other trapped workers.
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Assam mining accident: "Likely to get some more results," says Special DGP
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
As the rescue efforts are underway at the rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo, Umrangso area of Dima Hasao district, Harmeet Singh, Special DGP of Assam, on Saturday expressed hope for further progress in the operation, stating that the water level has been reduced by more than half and is expected
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Assam: Death toll rises to 4 as 2 more bodies recovered from Umrangso coal
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Two more bodies were recovered on Saturday from a rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo, Umrangso area, in Dima Hasao district of Assam by a joint rescue team comprising the Indian Navy and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), bringing the death toll to four in the mining accident.
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Assam Rifles constructs helipad near Dima Hasao coal mine to accelerate se
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
This comes as part of a joint rescue operation of the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, NDRF, SDRF teams and other agencies to rescue 9 people who have been trapped in a coal mine at 3 Kilo, Umrangso area here since January 6. Today (January 10) marks the fifth day of the rescue and relief efforts.
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Navy divers spot skeletons inside Meghalaya mine through ROVs: Sources
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): As operation continues to trace the miners trapped in an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, the divers of Indian Navy on Thursday spotted skeletons inside the mine through their remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROVs), said s
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Navy divers detect one of 15 Meghalaya miners trapped in a rat-hole coal m
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
East Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): The divers of Indian Navy on Thursday detected the body of one miner out of 15 who are trapped in an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district for over a month now.
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