Mining Disaster
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Haryana government’s indifference to the environment is taking a heavy toll on the Aravallis
A recent landslide, which claimed five lives, has once again put the spotlight on the mining in the region.
Kapil Kajal
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Meghalaya tells SC that families of trapped coal miners have agreed to call off search operation
Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said the state had filed an affidavit in the court on the matter.
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Meghalaya illegal mine: Army, Navy withdrawn from rescue work amid India-Pakistan tensions
A spokesperson said the Navy team had left on Friday after receiving ‘instruction from their high command’.
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Meghalaya illegal mine: Rescue teams retrieve second body, five detected so far
At least 15 miners were trapped in the rat hole mine in East Jaintia Hills district on December 13.
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Meghalaya illegal mine: Navy detects ‘excessively decomposed’ body of fourth miner
The Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle also detected a wooden cart about 20 feet from the body.
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Meghalaya trapped miners: Another skeleton spotted by rescue team, efforts on to retrieve it
Two decomposed bodies had been spotted last month, but only one has been recovered so far.
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Meghalaya trapped miners: Indian Army joins Navy in rescue operations
A defence spokesperson said an Army team of 20 to 25 personnel has been deployed to provide logistical support to the Navy.
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Supreme Court asks Centre, Meghalaya government to continue efforts to rescue trapped miners
A status report submitted by the Centre said the search for the remaining miners were still in progress.
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Meghalaya: Navy detects second body, nearly 45 days after 15 people were trapped in flooded mine
This body was detected in the same rat-hole coal mine where the first body was detected on January 17, an official said.
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Meghalaya: Rescuers pull out first body from coal mine, over a month after 15 workers were trapped
The body was sent to the Khliehriat Civil Hospital for autopsy.
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Meghalaya: It will take time to retrieve body of trapped miner, says Navy
Operation spokesperson R Susngi said efforts to bring the body out of the coal mine would continue on Wednesday.
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Meghalaya: Navy suspends efforts to pull out decomposed body of trapped miner
The divers involved in the rescue operations were waiting for further instructions from the government, said an official.
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