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Stone mining is an important source of livelihood for many in the state. Environmentalists say better regulation will help in conservation, and also improve the human rights and health access of miners.
Heavy rainfall has hampered rescue operations to rescue at least five miners who have been trapped for two days deep inside an illegal rat-hole coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district.
Another year, another mining tragedy â why Meghalayaâs ârat holesâ wonât stop killing
Two years after 15 miners were killed at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya, six others lost their lives in another accident at another mine in January.
Karishma Hasnat 2 February, 2021 12:18 pm IST Text Size:
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Shillong: A lot of questions remain unanswered about what exactly happened on the morning of 21 January in Meghalayaâs East Jaintia Hills district, when six miners fell 170 feet to their death at a coal mine in the Sorkari Dienshanlalu village near Rymbai.Â
There are reports that the crane they were using to extract coal malfunctioned, sending the six men hurtling into a tunnel dug up for mining, but the government says it is still looking into the circumstances of the accident. It is not known yet if the coal mine in question was abandoned or legal, and the owner hasnât been officially identified either.