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Assam Government's Massive Crackdown On Illegal Rat-Hole Mining
The Assam government has started a massive crackdown against illegal rat-hole mines in the state.
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"Lay Down, Water Took Me To Safety": Survivor Of Flooded Assam Mine
A body was recovered and eight other people are still trapped after water gushed into a 340-foot deep 'rat-hole' mine in Assam and flooded it on Monday.
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3 Miners Dead Inside Flooded Assam Mine, Army Divers, Choppers Deployed
Army teams deployed divers, helicopters and engineers to help rescue the nine men, who have been trapped since Monday in the mine in Assam's hilly Dima Hasao district.
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9 Labourers Trapped As Water Enters 'Rat Hole' Mine In Assam
Nine labourers were trapped after water entered a "rat hole" mine in Assam today.
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Army Launches Mission To Rescue Miners Trapped In Coal Mine In Assam
The Indian Army has initiated a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission to assist in the rescue of miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in the remote "3 Kilo" area of Dima Hasao, near the Assam-Meghalaya border.
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3 Workers Killed In Illegal "Rat Hole" Mine In Assam, 5 Arrested
Assam Police said inhalation of some poisonous gas like methane could have led to the death of the coal miners who were all aged below 30 years
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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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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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In Meghalaya, Illegal Mining Of Coal Has Political Support, Claims Report
In the last few weeks, the rat hole mine incident in Meghalaya has exposed the illegal mining of coal rampant here despite a carpet ban since 2014. Fifteen miners continue to be trapped inside a flooded 320-feet coal mine which collapsed 16 days ago. But almost all political parties in Meghalaya want the ban to go.
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Rising Water As Rescuers Hunt For Meghalaya Miners Trapped For 2 Weeks
The search and rescue operations to look for 15 miners trapped since December 13 at a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya have stopped now. Two 25-horsepower (hp) pumps used to drain out the flooded illegal mine in the state's East Jaintia Hills were ineffective, officials said. Water from a nearby river kept flooding the mine, they said.
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Rat-Hole Mining Rampant In Meghalaya Despite Green Court Ban
There seems to be no hope at the end of the tunnel for the 15 labourers trapped in a coal mine a fortnight ago, as search operations have been suspended by the Meghalaya government for want of high-powered pumps to flush out water from the pit
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Man Arrested Over Meghalaya Mine Accident Admits To Owning It, Say Police
The man, who was arrested in connection with the mine mishap in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district a fortnight ago, has admitted that he was the owner of the 370-foot-deep illegal quarry, police said Sunday.
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"Risky But We Need Money," Say Those Working In Meghalaya's Illegal Mines
Even as search and rescue operations continue over a week after 15-odd coal miners were trapped in Ksan area of East Jaintia hills district of Meghalaya as water from multiple channels entered the mine, villagers in lower Assam's Chirang district feel sad and helpless.
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"All Men Knew Water Could Gush In": Meghalaya Mine Accident Eyewitness
When 22-year-old Sayeb Ali entered a deep coal mine in Meghalaya in the early hours of December 13, he was worried. He had seen and reported the seepage in the mine a couple of days earlier to the labourers' "sardar". As he left the mine with his load of coal, he heard the gush of water and knew the seepage had become a deadly flood. He is the lone...
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Five Days On, No Sign Of 14 Trapped In "Rat Hole" Mine In Meghalaya
Five days after the search began for 13 miners trapped inside a "rat-hole" mine in East Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya, the rescue team hasn't been able to find anyone. And now, a well-placed source in Meghalaya government has confirmed to NDTV that at least 18 miners are trapped inside the mine whereasthe authorities claim that they have got to know a...
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Assam Government's Massive Crackdown On Illegal Rat-Hole Mining
The Assam government has started a massive crackdown against illegal rat-hole mines in the state.
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"Lay Down, Water Took Me To Safety": Survivor Of Flooded Assam Mine
A body was recovered and eight other people are still trapped after water gushed into a 340-foot deep 'rat-hole' mine in Assam and flooded it on Monday.
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3 Miners Dead Inside Flooded Assam Mine, Army Divers, Choppers Deployed
Army teams deployed divers, helicopters and engineers to help rescue the nine men, who have been trapped since Monday in the mine in Assam's hilly Dima Hasao district.
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9 Labourers Trapped As Water Enters 'Rat Hole' Mine In Assam
Nine labourers were trapped after water entered a "rat hole" mine in Assam today.
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Army Launches Mission To Rescue Miners Trapped In Coal Mine In Assam
The Indian Army has initiated a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission to assist in the rescue of miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in the remote "3 Kilo" area of Dima Hasao, near the Assam-Meghalaya border.
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3 Workers Killed In Illegal "Rat Hole" Mine In Assam, 5 Arrested
Assam Police said inhalation of some poisonous gas like methane could have led to the death of the coal miners who were all aged below 30 years
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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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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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In Meghalaya, Illegal Mining Of Coal Has Political Support, Claims Report
In the last few weeks, the rat hole mine incident in Meghalaya has exposed the illegal mining of coal rampant here despite a carpet ban since 2014. Fifteen miners continue to be trapped inside a flooded 320-feet coal mine which collapsed 16 days ago. But almost all political parties in Meghalaya want the ban to go.
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Rising Water As Rescuers Hunt For Meghalaya Miners Trapped For 2 Weeks
The search and rescue operations to look for 15 miners trapped since December 13 at a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya have stopped now. Two 25-horsepower (hp) pumps used to drain out the flooded illegal mine in the state's East Jaintia Hills were ineffective, officials said. Water from a nearby river kept flooding the mine, they said.
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Rat-Hole Mining Rampant In Meghalaya Despite Green Court Ban
There seems to be no hope at the end of the tunnel for the 15 labourers trapped in a coal mine a fortnight ago, as search operations have been suspended by the Meghalaya government for want of high-powered pumps to flush out water from the pit
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Man Arrested Over Meghalaya Mine Accident Admits To Owning It, Say Police
The man, who was arrested in connection with the mine mishap in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district a fortnight ago, has admitted that he was the owner of the 370-foot-deep illegal quarry, police said Sunday.
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"Risky But We Need Money," Say Those Working In Meghalaya's Illegal Mines
Even as search and rescue operations continue over a week after 15-odd coal miners were trapped in Ksan area of East Jaintia hills district of Meghalaya as water from multiple channels entered the mine, villagers in lower Assam's Chirang district feel sad and helpless.
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"All Men Knew Water Could Gush In": Meghalaya Mine Accident Eyewitness
When 22-year-old Sayeb Ali entered a deep coal mine in Meghalaya in the early hours of December 13, he was worried. He had seen and reported the seepage in the mine a couple of days earlier to the labourers' "sardar". As he left the mine with his load of coal, he heard the gush of water and knew the seepage had become a deadly flood. He is the lone...
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Five Days On, No Sign Of 14 Trapped In "Rat Hole" Mine In Meghalaya
Five days after the search began for 13 miners trapped inside a "rat-hole" mine in East Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya, the rescue team hasn't been able to find anyone. And now, a well-placed source in Meghalaya government has confirmed to NDTV that at least 18 miners are trapped inside the mine whereasthe authorities claim that they have got to know a...
