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On Thursday, 11 days have passed since the accident that happened on January 6. Sappers are busy rescuing the trapped workers.
The Assam government on Thursday announced the investigation of the Umrangso coal mine accident by a judicial and special investigation team. The government will give a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of all the victims. Besides, a decision has also been taken to close all 220 such mines.
Rescue agencies say it will take about 30 to 60 days to complete the drainage work. Currently, the NDRF team is pumping out water at the rate of 7.9 lakh liters per hour through 15 pumps.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says that even after pumping out water for 48 hours, the water level has dropped by only less than 1 foot. It seems that the mine is somewhere connected to the Kopili River.
On January 6, the 3 kg Umrangso coal mine in Dima Hasao district was flooded. In which 9 laborers were trapped. Till now the bodies of 4 laborers have been recovered. Whereas no trace of 5 laborers could be found.
Members of Assam Sonmilito Morcha (ASOM) protest outside the Assam Mineral Development Corporation in Guwahati over their demands against the Umrangso mine disaster.
Names of 5 workers trapped in Umrangso coal mine
- Hussain Ali, Bagribari, District: Darrang, Assam
- Zakir Hussain, 4 No. Sialmari Khuti, Dist: Darrang, Assam
- Sarpa Barman, Khalisanimari, Gossaigaon, District: Kokrajhar, Assam
- Mustafa Sheikh, Bagribari, Dalgaon, Dist: Darrang, Assam
- Sanjit Sarkar, Raichenga, District: Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
Judicial committee will give investigation report to the government in 3 months Himanta Sarma Cabinet has also approved a judicial inquiry into the mine accident. An inquiry committee will be formed for this. Which will be led by retired Justice Anima Hazarika. This committee will submit its report to the government within three months. This team will also monitor the work of SIT. It was discussed in the cabinet that satellite mapping technology would be used to determine the timing of opening of mines in the same area.
500 GPM machine could not start State Mines and Minerals Minister Kaushik Rai had said on January 12 that the 500 GPM machine brought from Nagpur was assembled but could not be started. According to Coal India, if the machine had started working, 500 gallons of water would have flowed out in a minute and the workers could have been traced.
2 arrested in mine accident, FIR against 2 Assam Police had arrested Hanan Laskar and Punush Nunisa in connection with the mine accident. At the same time, Kom Kemprai and Pitush Langthasa of Congress’s Dima Hasao unit have lodged an FIR against North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council Chief Executive Member (CEM) Debolal Gorlosa and his wife Kanika Hojai. In this, a demand has been made for the immediate arrest of Gorlosa and Hojai. It is claimed that both of them were carrying out illegal mining in the mine.
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