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Time of India
06-07-2025
- Time of India
Kin of 4 who died in illegal mine collapse to get aid
Ramgarh: A day after four persons died in an illegal coal mine cave-in in Ramgarh, Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), which operates the site, has announced Rs 1.70 lakh each as compensation to the kin, while district administration will give dependents Rs 30,000 each to the dependents. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Ramgarh SDO Anurag Kumar Tiwari on Sunday said, "Following talks, CCL has agreed to give Rs 1.70 lakh each to dependents of deceased, while the district administration will give an additional Rs 30,000 to each under govt provisions. Dependents of four deceased will also be given benefits under PM Awas Yojna." In Saturday's incident, four others are said to be injured when a portion of an abandoned open cast mine collapsed in CCL's Karma project area under Kuju outpost police station. The Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) resorted to protest with the bodies in front of CCL's project office in Karma till late on Saturday night for compensation and other benefits. Sources said that in the district, over 100 closed mines are lying abandoned, where illegal mining continues unabated inviting mishaps. Nearly 20 abandoned mines have turned into reservoir where district fishery department has also proposed to start fishing to support local villagers in earning livelihoods. Anup Kumar Choudhary, district fishery officer, said that they have started fish farming in two abandoned mines under Mandu and Patratu blocks while proposal is in place to do so in 15 other abandoned mines.
Indian Express
05-07-2025
- Indian Express
4 dead, 4 injured after portion of coal mine collapses in Jharkhand
Four people were killed and four others injured after part of an abandoned coal mine collapsed during 'illegal' mining in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district in the early hours of Saturday, an official said. The incident happened at the Karma project in Mahua Tangri in Kuju Outpost area. 'Four bodies have been recovered from the accident site, while four injured were rescued,' Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) of Ramgarh Anurag Kumar Tiwari told PTI. The deceased were identified as Md Imtiyaz, Rameshwar Manjhi, Wakil Karmali and Nirmal Munda. All of them hailed from nearby villages. The relief and rescue operation has been called off after the debris was removed, a police officer said. 'There is no possibility of any person being trapped inside as the debris has been removed,' Ramgarh's SDPO Parmeshwar Prasad said. SP Ajay Kumar said the abandoned mine belonged to Central Coalfields Ltd. 'The company has its own security personnel to stop such illegal activities. We extended our cooperation to CCL after we received the information,' he said. A section of villagers demonstrated near the CCL Karma Project office to protest the incident and demand compensation. Accusing CCL of negligence, the protestors demanded compensation of Rs 20 lakh each for the kin of the deceased and Rs 5 lakh for the injured. 'The company left the mine open. Poor villagers went to extract coal for cooking fuel, and the incident happened. If there was barricading and adequate security in the mine, this accident could have been avoided,' Md Kalam, a villager, said. A meeting of the villagers and CCL management also took place on the compensation. The outcome of it is yet to be known. Kuju police outpost in-charge Ashutosh Kumar Singh said that some villagers were involved in 'illegal' mining of coal at the site when the incident happened. The district administration issued a show-cause notice to the CCL management over the incident, officials said. Union Minister Annapurna Devi termed the incident unfortunate and said that the state government should be sensible and immediately take steps to check the recurrence of such incidents. 'It appears that the state government is ignorant and it has nothing to do with such incidents. I would urge the state government to take action over such incident,' she said. Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi of the BJP demanded a high-level probe into the incident. 'I am deeply saddened by this news. Many of our labourer brothers are feared to be buried in illegal coal mines. I pray to god for their safety and express my deepest condolences to the bereaved families,' he said in a post on X. He also claimed that this was not an accident, but murder. 'This is due to the negligence of the corrupt and incompetent government, which turns a blind eye to the illegal business going on in broad daylight,' he alleged. Marandi questioned that if the CCL had closed the mine, how the coal mafia was operating there.
