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Navy's ROV maps rat hole access at Meghalaya mine disaster site
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): As part of the ongoing efforts to rescue the trapped miners from a flooded coal mine in Ksan near Lytein River in East Jaintia Hills, Indian Navy's Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) probes, up to a distance of 100 feet, have been successfully undertak
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27 days on, rescuers on toes to bring out 15 trapped miners from Meghalaya
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Rescuers are burning the midnight oil by continuously pumping out water from an illegal flooded coal mine in Ksan near Lytein River in East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, where 15 miners are trapped for nearly a month now.
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Meghalaya: Over 2 Lakh litre water pumped out in efforts to rescue trapped
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Coal India Limited (CIL) on Monday started pumping out water from the old shaft at around 3.30 pm as part of the ongoing operations to rescue the miners who have been trapped in a mine at Ksan near Lyteiñ River in East Jaintia Hills.
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Meghalaya: Efforts continue to rescue trapped miners
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Thanks to ongoing efforts to rescue 15 trapped miners, the water level has receded another 1.5 feet from the old shaft after two pumps were used for the purpose.
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Centre, State has put 100% effort in rescue ops: Sangma on trapped miners
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): While the Supreme Court on Thursday told the Meghalaya government that it was not satisfied with the steps taken so far for the rescue of 15 people trapped in an illegal coal mine here since December 13, Meghalaya chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has
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Meghalaya Miners Rescue: Navy divers return without any trace of trapped m
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): The divers of Indian Navy who went inside the inundated mine in the search of the 15 trapped miners in East Jaintia Hills returned disappointed on Sunday after diving upto 70 feet deep.
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Navy divers search for trapped miners in Meghalaya
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Navy divers have gone inside the inundated coal mines at East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya to rescue 15 miners who are trapped inside since December 13. A 15-member diving team of the Navy from Vishakhapatnam arrived at Meghalaya on Saturday.
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Hopes of evacuating trapped miners raised as more resources are being depl
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Khliehriat (Meghalaya) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Hopes of evacuating 15 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine for over two weeks were raised on Friday with the impending arrival a diving team of the Navy along with specialised equipment, including high-pressure pumps.
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Odisha Fire Services to assist rescue operation in Meghalaya mining traged
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): An Indian Air Force transport carrier 'C-130J Super Hercules' with 20 Odisha Fire Services personnel onboard have left for Shillong from Bhubaneswar on Friday morning to rescue the trapped miners in Meghalaya.
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Meghalaya: No trace of 13 trapped miners, says NDRF
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Tuesday informed that it had not been able to locate 13 miners who were trapped while working in an illegal coal mine in Ksan village of Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district.
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Difficult, complicated situation, says Meghalaya CM on rescue of 13 miners
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangama on Monday threw light on complications being faced by rescue teams to evacuate 13 trapped miners. He also highlighted that the high water level is making the operation difficult.
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Strict action will be taken against illegal miners: Meghalaya CM
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya), [India], Dec 14 (ANI): After 13 miners got trapped in an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills yesterday, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday asserted that strict action will be taken against the illegal miners at the right time, however, the initiativ
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