6 miners feared dead in Meghalaya coal mine
The Hindu
National Green Tribunal had banned rathole coal mining in State from April 2014
At least six labourers are feared dead in a coal mine accident in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district. All are from Assam. The police in southern Assam’s Cachar district were on Monday tipped off by one Karimul Bari, who said one of his neighbours died in the coal mine accident in Meghalaya two days ago. The bodies of five-seven labourers were buried 500 feet down the mine shaft, he added. Assam’s Director General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said the Cachar police have been asked to coordinate with their East Jaintia Hills counterpart to look into the incident.More Related News