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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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House Demolished, Tunnel Rescue Hero's Daughter Misses Class 10 Exam: Family
A teenage daughter of rat-hole mining expert Wakeel Hasan, who was involved in rescuing 41 labourers in Uttarakhand last year, missed her exam on Thursday due to the chaos caused by the demolition of their house, her family members claimed.
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"Advised Rat-Hole Mining After...": Tunnelling Expert Details Rescue Op
The "softly, softly" approach to drilling escape holes was key to freeing the 41 men trapped beneath the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, tunnelling expert Arnold Dix told NDTV Wednesday.
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"They Hoisted Us Onto Their Shoulders": Rescuers On Meeting Tunnel Workers
Feroze Qureshi and Monu Kumar, experts in the rat-hole mining technique, were the first to meet the 41 labourers rescued from the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand after they cleared the last bit of the rubble inside the structure.
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Tunnel Rescue Official Was Told Rat-Hole Mining Is Illegal. Watch His Response
Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Live: The rat-hole mining technique, which was outlawed in 2014, was used to clear the last few meters in the operation to rescue 41 workers trapped in the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand for the last 17 days.
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The Crucial Role Of Outlawed Rat-Hole Mining In Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue
A mining practice banned for being unsafe has come to the aid of the 41 workers trapped inside an Uttarakhand tunnel after high-tech, imported machines broke down during the long-drawn operation
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Trapped Tunnel Workers Just 3 Metres Away As Rescuers Dig Through Rubble
A team of "rat-hole miners" began manual drilling operations yesterday to reach the 41 workers trapped within the debris of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi as rescue ops entered Day 17.
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Third Body Fished Out From Flooded 'Rat-Hole' 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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After 17 Days Of Search, One Miner's Body Recovered From Meghalaya Mine
Rescue teams today recovered the body of one out of the at least five miners who were trapped in a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on May 30.
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5 Still Trapped In Meghalaya Mine As Rise In Water Level Hits Rescue Work
The water level inside a coal mine where five miners remain trapped in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district has risen by about 1 metre from the previously recorded depth due to heavy rainfall, impacting rescue efforts, an official said Friday.
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4 Days On, Miners Still Trapped In 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
The Meghalaya government has ordered for a magisterial inquiry into the mining accident where at least five labourers are trapped for the last four days inside an illegal coal mine that was flooded after a dynamite explosion in Meghalaya's East Jaint
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Rescue Ops Underway To Find Migrant Workers Trapped In Illegal Meghalaya Mine
Rescue operations were underway on Tuesday to trace at least five migrant workers from Assam and Tripura who were trapped inside a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district, officials said.
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6 Migrant Workers Dead After Falling Into Pit In Meghalaya Forest
Six migrant workers from Assam died after they fell into a 150-feet pit in a forest in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, the same district where 15 men disappeared inside an illegal rat-hole mine after it collapsed in December 2018.
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9 Trapped Meghalaya Miners' Families Agree To Stop Ongoing Search Ops
Families of nine of the 16 miners trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya since December, have given consent to the district adminitration to stop the ongoing search operations which entered its 130th day on Sunday, officials said.
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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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House Demolished, Tunnel Rescue Hero's Daughter Misses Class 10 Exam: Family
A teenage daughter of rat-hole mining expert Wakeel Hasan, who was involved in rescuing 41 labourers in Uttarakhand last year, missed her exam on Thursday due to the chaos caused by the demolition of their house, her family members claimed.
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"Advised Rat-Hole Mining After...": Tunnelling Expert Details Rescue Op
The "softly, softly" approach to drilling escape holes was key to freeing the 41 men trapped beneath the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, tunnelling expert Arnold Dix told NDTV Wednesday.
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"They Hoisted Us Onto Their Shoulders": Rescuers On Meeting Tunnel Workers
Feroze Qureshi and Monu Kumar, experts in the rat-hole mining technique, were the first to meet the 41 labourers rescued from the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand after they cleared the last bit of the rubble inside the structure.
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Tunnel Rescue Official Was Told Rat-Hole Mining Is Illegal. Watch His Response
Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Live: The rat-hole mining technique, which was outlawed in 2014, was used to clear the last few meters in the operation to rescue 41 workers trapped in the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand for the last 17 days.
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The Crucial Role Of Outlawed Rat-Hole Mining In Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue
A mining practice banned for being unsafe has come to the aid of the 41 workers trapped inside an Uttarakhand tunnel after high-tech, imported machines broke down during the long-drawn operation
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Trapped Tunnel Workers Just 3 Metres Away As Rescuers Dig Through Rubble
A team of "rat-hole miners" began manual drilling operations yesterday to reach the 41 workers trapped within the debris of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi as rescue ops entered Day 17.
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Third Body Fished Out From Flooded 'Rat-Hole' 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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After 17 Days Of Search, One Miner's Body Recovered From Meghalaya Mine
Rescue teams today recovered the body of one out of the at least five miners who were trapped in a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on May 30.
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5 Still Trapped In Meghalaya Mine As Rise In Water Level Hits Rescue Work
The water level inside a coal mine where five miners remain trapped in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district has risen by about 1 metre from the previously recorded depth due to heavy rainfall, impacting rescue efforts, an official said Friday.
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4 Days On, Miners Still Trapped In 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
The Meghalaya government has ordered for a magisterial inquiry into the mining accident where at least five labourers are trapped for the last four days inside an illegal coal mine that was flooded after a dynamite explosion in Meghalaya's East Jaint
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Rescue Ops Underway To Find Migrant Workers Trapped In Illegal Meghalaya Mine
Rescue operations were underway on Tuesday to trace at least five migrant workers from Assam and Tripura who were trapped inside a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district, officials said.
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6 Migrant Workers Dead After Falling Into Pit In Meghalaya Forest
Six migrant workers from Assam died after they fell into a 150-feet pit in a forest in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, the same district where 15 men disappeared inside an illegal rat-hole mine after it collapsed in December 2018.
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9 Trapped Meghalaya Miners' Families Agree To Stop Ongoing Search Ops
Families of nine of the 16 miners trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya since December, have given consent to the district adminitration to stop the ongoing search operations which entered its 130th day on Sunday, officials said.
