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25 Meghalaya Deaths Puts Focus On Illegal Rat Hole Mining And Its Dangers
At least 25 labourers were killed on Thursday morning in a suspected dynamite explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district.
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Third Body Fished Out Of Flooded Illegal Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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5 Feared Trapped In Meghalaya Mine For 12 Days, Navy Called For Help
The Meghalaya government has sought help from the Indian Navy as the rescue operation for trapped miners inside an illegal coal mine hasn't made any headway so far.
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5 Workers Trapped In Illegal Coal Mine In Meghalaya
Five labourers have been trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills since Sunday after a dynamite explosion caused a breach in the walls of the 'rat hole' mine, police said, adding water had rushed inside.
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Meghalaya Ordered To Pay 100 Crore Fine, Allowed To Restart Coal Mining
Meghalaya has been ordered to deposit Rs 100 crore in fines, imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), for failing to curb illegal coal mining in the state
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Second Body Detected Inside "Rat-Hole" Mine Where 15 Miners Were Trapped
Another decomposed body of a miner who died inside a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was found today, officials said. This is the second body to be recovered since rescuers started pumping out water from the illegal mine that collapsed on December 13 last year in the north-east state where coal mining is banned. Fifteen mine...
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Miner Whose Body Was Retrieved From "Rat Hole" Mine Identified By Family
The body of a miner that was retrieved from the illegal "rat hole" mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills on Thursday, has been identified by his relatives. 15 miners had disappeared into the mine on December 13 last year.
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Meghalaya Miner's Body Pulled Out From Flooded Mine, Six Weeks After 15 Were Trapped
42 days after 15 miners were trapped in a flooded illegal "rat hole" mine in Meghalaya, the Indian Navy today managed to recover a decomposed body from the 370-feet deep mine. The body has been sent for a post-mortem.
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Underwater Robotics Team From Chennai Joins Meghalaya Mine Rescue Ops
A team sent by a Chennai-based company that specialises in submersible robotic inspections joined the operation to rescue the 15 miners trapped for a month now, inside a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya.
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Navy Vehicle Maps Rat Hole Access At Meghalaya Mine
As part of the ongoing efforts to rescue trapped miners from a flooded coal mine in Meghalaya, Navy's Remotely Operated Vehicle probes, up to a distance of 100 feet, have been successfully undertaken inside two identified rat holes.
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25 Meghalaya Deaths Puts Focus On Illegal Rat Hole Mining And Its Dangers
At least 25 labourers were killed on Thursday morning in a suspected dynamite explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district.
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Third Body Fished Out Of Flooded Illegal Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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5 Feared Trapped In Meghalaya Mine For 12 Days, Navy Called For Help
The Meghalaya government has sought help from the Indian Navy as the rescue operation for trapped miners inside an illegal coal mine hasn't made any headway so far.
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5 Workers Trapped In Illegal Coal Mine In Meghalaya
Five labourers have been trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills since Sunday after a dynamite explosion caused a breach in the walls of the 'rat hole' mine, police said, adding water had rushed inside.
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Meghalaya Ordered To Pay 100 Crore Fine, Allowed To Restart Coal Mining
Meghalaya has been ordered to deposit Rs 100 crore in fines, imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), for failing to curb illegal coal mining in the state
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Second Body Detected Inside "Rat-Hole" Mine Where 15 Miners Were Trapped
Another decomposed body of a miner who died inside a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was found today, officials said. This is the second body to be recovered since rescuers started pumping out water from the illegal mine that collapsed on December 13 last year in the north-east state where coal mining is banned. Fifteen mine...
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Miner Whose Body Was Retrieved From "Rat Hole" Mine Identified By Family
The body of a miner that was retrieved from the illegal "rat hole" mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills on Thursday, has been identified by his relatives. 15 miners had disappeared into the mine on December 13 last year.
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Meghalaya Miner's Body Pulled Out From Flooded Mine, Six Weeks After 15 Were Trapped
42 days after 15 miners were trapped in a flooded illegal "rat hole" mine in Meghalaya, the Indian Navy today managed to recover a decomposed body from the 370-feet deep mine. The body has been sent for a post-mortem.
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Underwater Robotics Team From Chennai Joins Meghalaya Mine Rescue Ops
A team sent by a Chennai-based company that specialises in submersible robotic inspections joined the operation to rescue the 15 miners trapped for a month now, inside a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya.
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Navy Vehicle Maps Rat Hole Access At Meghalaya Mine
As part of the ongoing efforts to rescue trapped miners from a flooded coal mine in Meghalaya, Navy's Remotely Operated Vehicle probes, up to a distance of 100 feet, have been successfully undertaken inside two identified rat holes.
