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A team of legislators from the opposition Congress Legislature Party (CLP) will pay a visit on Friday to the coal mine in East Jaiñtia Hills (EJH) district where more than 13 miners have remained trapped since December 13, even as Congress president, Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at Prime Minister, Narendra Modi over the incident, saying, "PM struts about on Bogibeel Bridge .

Dec 29, 2018· As operation to rescue 15 trapped miners continue at the 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, a survivor of the December 13 accident said on Saturday there is .

Few Facts about the Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya Jaintia Hills is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in India, was created in 22 February 1972 and occupies an area of 3819 km. It has a population of 392,852 (as of 2011), of which a vast majority is rural. The district headquarters are located at Jowai.

Navy's underwater remote operated vehicle has spotted a body at a mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district where 15 workers were trapped by sudden flooding over a month ago.

Dec 23, 2018· 3. Meghalaya activist claims coal mafia-police nexus. The Hindu. [click to view] 26. The different conflictive facts about the death of P J Marbaniang. [click to view] 28. Down To Earth. 13 miners feared dead after an illegal mine got flooded in East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya [click to view] 25. Cop's Murder Case: Mystery Deepens.

Dec 19, 2018· The search operation launched to trace at least 14 labourers, trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, resumed on Wednesday, December 19, after it took a hit due to strong winds and heavy rains, police said.

Coal mining in Meghalaya The Jaintia Hills, one of the seven districts of Meghalaya occupies the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 3819 Km2 which is 17.03% of the total geographical area of the state. The Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya is a major coal producing area with an estimated coal reserve of about 40 million tonnes.

Meghalaya Trapped Meghalaya miners untraced even as Odisha firefighters pump out water. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescuers and Odisha firefighters on Tuesday began dewatering the coal mine in their bid to rescue 15 coal miners trapped in Meghalaya`s East Jaintia Hills district.

Jan 20, 2019· According the Jaintia Coal Mines Owners and Dealers' Association, there are about 60,000 mines spread across 360 villages in EJH. Most of these are abandoned, but left uncovered.

Jan 26, 2013· The rat-hole mines of Meghalaya is a barbaric practice which has taken the lives of both the young and the old and in the process polluted rivers, streams and water source of .

Jan 21, 2019· The divers captured pictures of a body inside the 370-feet flooded coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district. The body has been pulled out to the mouth of the mine .

Meghalaya Trapped Meghalaya miners untraced even as Odisha firefighters pump out water. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescuers and Odisha firefighters on Tuesday began dewatering the coal mine in their bid to rescue 15 coal miners trapped in Meghalaya`s East Jaintia Hills district, an official said.

The Rising Meghalaya. Syllad | The Rising Meghalaya Updated 1 year ago. SHILLONG: The Indian Navy has on Wednesday successfully retrieved the body of the fifth miner from the 370 foot-deep coal mine in East Jaintia Hills ...

Dec 15, 2018· At least 13 miners are feared dead after they got trapped by flooding in an illegal coal mine in the Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalya. Rescue efforts which began on Thursday continued Saturday morning without much success in retrieving the thirteen people. Two teams of NDRF (National Disaster Relief Force) comprising 60 personnel and 12 rescue workers of the State .

Jan 25, 2019· Shillong: A miner, whose body was retrieved from a 370-foot deep coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district after over 40 days of getting trapped, has been identified as Amir Hussain of Assam's Chirang district, officials said on Friday. In a joint operation, the Indian Navy and the National Disaster Response Force pulled the body out of the mine's shaft .

Dec 31, 2018· Guwahati: The public furore over 15 labourers trapped inside a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district since December 13 has sharpened focus on illegal coal mining in the state despite a ban clamped by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2014 which is said to have contributed to the Congress defeat in the recent assembly election.

Dec 23, 2018· Shillong, Dec 23 (PTI) 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 ...

Dec 14, 2018· Shillong: At least 13 people are trapped and feared dead due to flooding in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia hills district, the police said on Thursday.

The miners have been trapped inside a 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district since December 13, 2018 after water from a nearby river gushed in, puncturing the ...

Few Facts about the Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya Jaintia Hills is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in India, was created in 22 February 1972 and occupies an area of 3819 km. It has a population of 392,852 (as of 2011), of which a vast majority is rural. The district .

After a month of dedicated service, the 20-member team of Odisha Fire Services that was engaged in the operation to rescue 13 miners trapped at a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills returned to the State on Wednesday.

Jun 15, 2013· Families of different background come to East Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya looking for work in the rat-hole coal mines run illegally by the indigenous people and .

Shillong, Oct. 16: A team from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights will review the actions taken for abolition of child labour in the coal mines of Jaintia Hills district during its two-day visit to Meghalaya. Tomorrow, the team, led by Yogesh Dube, a member of the commission, will meet NGOs to discuss the problem of child labour in the Northeast.

Jan 26, 2019· Navy divers Saturday located the body of another miner trapped since December 13 inside the 370-foot-deep coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, officials said.
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