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Reports confirm that nine miners have been killed as several others are feared trapped following a cave-in at Lalmatia opencast coal mine at Rajmahal area of Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) last night. Coal Ministry issued a statement today and mentioned that “CMD, ECL, has reported that a total of nine bodies of workmen have been recovered from the accident site so far,” adding two injured persons were undergoing treatment.
The officiating CMD of ECL, a Coal India arm, R R Mishra has revealed that the accident took place at around 7.30 PM last night when excavators were working. He assured that a rescue operations was launched immediately, adding that Director General of Mines Safety and senior officials were there to supervise the rescue operation. The statement added that all 10 equipments excavators and dump trucks have been recovered.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and other leaders expressed grief over the loss of lives. CM Das has announced an assistance of Rs two lakh for the families of the miners who died in the accident while ECL also announced an ex-gratia compensation of Rs five lakh each to these families, in addition to the amount to be paid under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. PM Modhi expressed his grief in a twitter post that said “saddened by the loss of lives at a mine in Jharkhand. My prayers are with those trapped inside. Spoke to CM Raghubar Das on the situation.”
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