A major accident took place late on Sunday night in the closed open cast coal mine of Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) located at Iklahara in Pench area. About five people were buried under the debris due to the sudden collapse of rocks in the mine. According to the information, the condition of four of them is said to be serious. Whereas a young man has been referred to Nagpur Medical College due to his critical condition.

According to the information, the accident happened around 3 o’clock in the night, when some local people were digging to extract coal illegally in a closed mine. During the excavation, a huge rock fell from above, due to which the people present nearby got trapped under the debris. There was a loud noise due to the rock falling and after this there was a scream for help. Due to darkness, there were many difficulties in taking out the injured.

All the injured are undergoing treatment in the hospital.

Local people somehow dug out all the injured and took them to the hospital. Among the injured, woman Shahina Qureshi was brought to Parasia Civil Hospital, where after first aid she was referred to Chhindwara. Two other injured have been admitted to Dr. Nahar Hospital, Chhindwara, while seriously injured Rizwan Khan was first taken to Anand Hospital, from where he was immediately sent to Nagpur as his condition became critical.

These people were seriously injured in the accident

On receiving information about the accident, Parasia SDM and Tehsildar reached the spot at 5 pm on Sunday evening and inspected. On the other hand, the police got information about the incident late, due to which even the names of the injured were not available in the initial phase. The four injured identified so far are Rizwan Khan (28), Kunal Koche (23), Shadab Khan (32) and Saina Qureshi (25), all residents of Ikalhara Camp.

Excavation was being done illegally in the mine

According to sources, the mine where the incident took place is of Badkuhi open cast area, where production has been stopped for years. After production stopped, this area is said to be under the control of the coal mafia. The layers of coal are clearly visible from the surface, due to which illegal digging has been going on for a long time. Even on the night of the accident, about fifteen people had gone for the same illegal digging. The police is now investigating the entire matter. Questions are also being raised regarding illegal activities and security arrangements in the mine area.

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A major accident took place in Chapapur OCP located in Nirsa police station area of ​​Dhanbad district. The mine collapsed during illegal coal mining, in which two people died. At the same time, a person was seriously injured, which the family immediately took SNMCH (Shaheed Nirmal Mahato Medical College Hospital) Dhanbad. There was chaos on the spot after the accident. Local people say that at least five people may still be buried under the rubble.

After the incident, angry villagers and family immediately gathered on the spot and started the relief work themselves. It is being told that the accident happened in the morning when dozens of people illegally landed in the mine. Suddenly, many people got trapped inside due to slipping soil.

Hospital injured after incident

When the injured person was brought to SNMMCH in the incident, crowds of his family and villagers gathered. There was an atmosphere of chaos in the hospital. According to doctors, the condition of the injured remains critical. He is being treated.

Police is investigating in the case

Police of Nirsa police station say that the team has been sent to the spot as soon as the information is received and the rescue operation is going on. However, nothing is clear about the exact number of people trapped in the mine. Police say that the entire case will be investigated and action will be taken against those responsible. Currently, people are being searched in the debris.

Panic in the area after the accident

There is an atmosphere of panic in the entire area after this accident. The villagers are afraid to go to the mine. At the same time, the family of the dead is in a bad state. People are demanding from the administration that strict ban should be imposed on illegal mining so that such accidents do not happen again.

Ramgarh Coal News: A major accident occurred due to a collapse of a closed coal mine in Kuju area of ​​Ramgarh district in the early hours of Saturday (5 July). 4 people died in the accident while 4 others were seriously injured.

The deceased have been identified as Mohammad Imtiaz, Rameshwar Manjhi, Advocate Karmali and Nirmal Munda, who were residents of nearby villages. According to PTI, SDPO Parameshwar Prasad of Ramgarh said that the debris has been completely removed after relief and rescue operations and now no one is likely to be trapped.

Administration issued a show cause notice to CCL- Officer

The accident occurred during illegal coal mining in a closed mine of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL). Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar said that the company has security arrangements to stop such illegal activities, but at the time of the incident, some villagers had reached there. Officials said that the district administration has issued a show cause notice to CCL. At the same time, the villagers protested demanding compensation, alleging that the company’s negligence.

Family members of the deceased demand compensation

The villagers protesting outside the CCL Karma Project Office demanded a compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the families of the deceased and Rs 5-5 lakh to the injured. Rural Mohammad Kalam said that if there were blockers around the mine and adequate protection, the accident could have been stopped. A meeting was also held between CCL and villagers regarding compensation, but so far no concrete decision has been made.

Political reactions have also come to light on the incident. Union Minister Annapurna Devi described the accident as unfortunate and demanded immediate action from the state government. BJP state president Babulal Marandi demanded a high -level inquiry, calling the incident “murder”.

Accusing the government of ignoring illegal mining, he said that the closed mine became active again due to the coal mafia, causing this accident. Marandi also expressed deep condolences to the victims’ families.