The Meghalaya government has ordered for a magisterial inquiry into the mining accident where at least five labourers are trapped for the last four days inside an illegal coal mine that was flooded after a dynamite explosion in Meghalaya's East Jaint
Group of Miners Trapped Inside Rat Hole Coal Mine for Fifth Day
On 6/3/21 at 12:31 PM EDT
Search and rescue efforts continue for a group of miners trapped for five days in a coal mine in the Indian state of Meghalaya.
Eyewitnesses said the illegal coal mine was quickly flooded after a sudden dynamite explosion in Meghalaya s East Jaintia Hills District on May 30, NDTV reports.
The heavy rainfall has hindered rescue efforts inside the coal mine, known as a rat hole because of the narrow crevices through which coal is extracted. According to the BBC, rat hole mining was banned in 2014 but is still widely practiced across the East Jaintia Hills area.
Five Miners Trapped in Meghalaya Coal Mine
Hazardous rat-hole coal mining is not permitted in Meghalaya after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned it in 2014.
Rescue personnel at the illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. Credit: Special arrangement
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Shillong: Four Miners from Assam and one from Tripura were feared to be trapped after a dynamite blast led to the flooding of a coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, a senior police officer said.
Silchar superintendent of Police in Assam had sent information about the possible trapping of six miners from Assam in the mine accident on Sunday.
Illegal Rat-Hole Coal Mining Continues in Meghalaya, 6 Miners from Assam Feared Trapped
Disaster management teams of the police and fire departments, besides service personnel of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), have been sent to the area.
| 1 Jun 2021 6:58 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: Six miners from Assam were feared trapped inside a coal mine after it collapsed in Meghalaya s East Jaintia Hills district.
According to reports, the miners were involved in illegal rat-hole mining. Information has emanated from SP Silchar that 6 persons from Assam are trapped in a coal mine in EJ Hills. The mine has been identified at Sutnga interior, under Umpleng Anti-Dacoity camp, and search operations are on, Meghalaya Police posted on Twitter. The Silchar SP had stated that the incident took place on Sunday night. The district police were able to identify the probable location of the spot at around 0600 hrs on May 31. The delay in identification of the probable site was due to incleme