Meghalaya Miners

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Five of the deceased have been identified, the official said, adding, most of them are from neighbouring Assam.

Several anti-mining and pro-environment groups have expressed strong opposition against the expansion of the mining project

Nearly 200 rescue personnel from the NDRF, the Indian Navy, Odisha Fire Service and state agencies are involved in the search-and-rescue operation

Labourers have been trapped deep inside a rathole coal mine for more than a month. The state has been caught in a resource curse for decades.

The court is hearing a public interest litigation filed by Prasad, who sought urgent steps to rescue the 15 miners trapped in the mine since December 13

The state government has given the order of suspending the operation to pull out the body of the miner as it is becoming an impossible task, says Meghalaya CM

On December 13, water from nearby Lytein River flooded a network of tunnels in the 370-foot-deep coal mine in Lumthari village of East Jaintia Hills, trapping 15 men

The bench issued notice to the Meghalaya Government, the Centre and others seeking their response on various issues connected with coal mining in the state and posted the matter for hearing Feb 19

Around 77,081 cases of illegal mining reported in April- December 2017

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

The state government has spent roughly over Rs 50 lakh for hiring various utilities to rescue the trapped miners

The court said the report should be filed on January 7

The 15 miners trapped in the illegal shaft in the East Jaintia Hills sadly attest to the fact that little has changed on the ground

The government told the apex court that the illegal mine was located near a river and seepage of water was hindering the rescue operation

At the outset, the bench expressed dissatisfaction over the steps taken so far and asked the Meghalaya government as to why it was not successful in rescuing these people

We are not satisfied. It is a question of life and death, said the SC bench

Families of trapped miners in Meghalaya have lost all their hope and have requested the government to retrieve the bodies for last rites

The 15 went to work at the mine in Meghalaya on December 13 and have been underground ever since

Fifteen miners are trapped inside a 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district since December 13 after water from a nearby river gushed in