Meghalaya Mining Mishap: Operations to Rescue 15 Trapped Miners Continue in East Jaintia Hills District
Operations are still on to rescue 15 trapped miners in Khelerihaat in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya for the 17th day. The water level has not reduced since yesterday.
Shillong, December 28: Operations are still on to rescue 15 trapped miners in Khelerihaat in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya for the 17th day. The water level has not reduced since yesterday. SK Singh, Assistant Commandant National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), says, “Even today our divers went down. The water level is the same as yesterday." Meanwhile, on Thursday, an assessment team from Kirloskar Pumps (KBL) in Kolkata had arrived at the remote site of the accident. What Is Rat-Hole Mining? 15 Meghalaya Miners Trapped in Illegal Mine Waits for Help From Government.
The Meghalaya government had made clear that it would not call off the rescue operation to evacuate the trapped inside a coal pit. The Indian Navy is even deploying a 15-member diving team from Visakhapatnam to assist in the rescue operations. The Indian Air Force C-130J transport airport also reached Meghalaya to provide additional help to the rescue process. Earlier in the day, the Odisha fire department team landed in Guwahati.
On December 13, about 20 miners entered the quarry owned by Krip Chullet in Meghalaya. According to reports, a man has been arrested in connection with the mine mishap. The man admitted that he was the owner of the 370-foot-deep illegal quarry. Reports informed that two mine managers, Mohesh and James Sukhlain, are still on the run.
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