The National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs 100 crore on the Meghalaya government for its failure to curb illegal mining in the state
In yet another mine-related mishap, two people lost their lives after a coal mine collapsed in Meghalaya’s Mooknor village on Sunday. S Nongtnger, SP, East Jaintia Hills, said, “It is suspected that boulders hit them while they were trying to extract coal. An investigation to identify the owner of the quarry is underway.”
The fresh accident at Mooknor, Jalyiah village, about 5 km from the district headquarters in East Jaintia Hills, came to the fore after one Philip Bareh filed a report that his nephew Elad Bareh (26) had been missing from his home since Friday. “A search was conducted and his body was found in front of a ‘rat-hole’ coal mine. When we further checked inside the narrow mine, another body was found. THe second man was identified as Monoj Basumatry,” Sylvester Nongtnger, district police chief, told IANS.
“It is suspected that boulders hit them when they tried to extract coal,” Nongtnger said, adding that efforts are on to find who the owner of the illegal mine is. An inquest was conducted and the dead bodies were sent for autopsy. Meanwhile, rescue operations to evacuate the 15 trapped coal miners at Ksan village were partially affected after the high-capacity specialised dewatering pumps of Kirloskar Brothers Limited and Coal India Limited encountered technical snags on Sunday, an official said.
“Pumping machines of Kirloskar and CIL have been stopped for the time being because of some technical problem. The pumps will be restored soon,” said rescue operations spokesperson Reginald Susngi…..(Click Here : Business Standard or BS)
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