Meghalaya: Second body recovered from flooded coal mine in East Jaintia Hills
First Published: 24th June, 2021 22:50 IST
As search and rescue operations continues, a second body was recovered from the tragedy hit coal mine in East Jaintia Hills’ Sutnga area in Meghalaya‘s East Jaintia Hills district on
As search and rescue operations continues, a second body was recovered from the tragedy hit coal mine in East Jaintia Hills’ Sutnga area in Meghalaya‘s East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday.
The highly decomposed body was retrieved from the main shaft at the mine accident site by the Navy divers who have been involved in the rescue ops. The body has been sent to Khlieriat morgue for post-mortem.
The victims body was not identified till the filing of this report. No one has come forward yet to claim even the first body recovered on June 16.
Meghalaya: Breakthrough in Sutnga coal mine rescue ops; body of one miner recovered
Meanwhile, the relatives of the victims hailing from Cachar, Barpeta and Kamrup (Rural) districts of Assam and Kailashahar in North Tripura have been informed through their respective SPs to come forward and identify the retrieved bodies.
Teams of the Indian Navy, SDRF, NDRF and Meghalaya fire and emergency services have been conducting the rescue mission ever since five miners got trapped in the rat-hole mine on May 30, after it was flooded following a dynamite explosion.
During the de-watering process, about 5.6 lakh litres of water have been pumped out from shaft No. 1 and about 12.15 lakh litres from shaft No. 2.
The de-watering is still underway even after the retrieval of the two bodies.
Meghalaya mine tragedy: Navy teams continue ops to recover trapped miners
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Meghalaya Govt reaches out to NTA over irregularities in NEET exams
08th May 2024Live LS Polls phase 3: Voter turnout in Assam at 81.71%
08th May 2024Live Indiana Primary Election Results: Donald Trump, Joe Biden projected to win
08th May 2024Live Russia will emerge stronger, says Vladimir Putin after taking oath as President
08th May 2024WE RECOMMEND
Relocating after 25-30 years…understand their sentiments: DCM Prestone Tynsong ahead of Jun 7 Harijan Colony relocation meeting
In the run up to the all crucial June 7 meeting, Meghalaya Deputy Chief Ministers Prestone Tynsong who is also the Chairman of the High Level Committee (HLC) looking into the relocation issue, held talks with HPC representatives today
07th May 2024949 people in 29 villages of Meghalaya affected by rains and storms: MDMA
Eastern West Khasi Hills has been the worst hit with 413 people in 14 villages being affected, 69 houses and 2 schools damaged and 50 hectares of crop destroyed.
06th May 2024Tragic: 2 students suicide cases in a day reported from Assam and Meghalaya
In one case, a student was found hanging in the Shillong Polytechnic women's hostel, in the other case, an NIT Silchar student died by hanging himself
06th May 2024Meghalaya: Power situation is comfortable, says MeECL Chairman
The MeECL CMD stated that rainfall is expected after the first week of June and that generation has been planned accordingly.
04th May 2024Shillong water crisis: Meghalaya CM treks for an hour to Um Jasai catchment area, takes stock of water situation
CM Conrad Sangma has urged people not to waste water and avoid economic activities near springs and catchment areas
04th May 2024