Saturday, April 26, 2025

Govt to move apex court on Ksan rescue ops

Date:

Share post:

SHILLONG: Almost three months after tragedy struck an illegal rat-hole coal mine at Ksan in East Jaintia Hills district that trapped at least 15 miners and triggered one of the longest rescue operations, the state government is contemplating to tell the Supreme Court how difficult it has become to carry on.
The miners were trapped when water flooded the mine on December 13 last year.
Speaking to media persons here on Tuesday, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that the rescue operations have reached a point where it has become very difficult to carry on.
“Even the Navy has been pulled out in view of the present situation in the country (since the airstrike in Pakistan by the Indian Air Force and retaliatory action by its counterpart in that country). We have been trying our best even after involving so many top agencies, but we have not been able to save the lives and retrieve the bodies and it has been a massive challenge,” the chief minister said.
So far while five bodies have been spotted, only two have been pulled out.
The chief minister said the call on whether to continue the rescue operations would be taken after discussing the matter with experts adding the government would appeal before the Supreme Court and let it know how difficult the situation has become. The apex court has been monitoring the rescue operations following a PIL filed in this regard.
The rescue operations, which began with the NDRF and SDRF being drafted in, eventually developed into a multi-agency exercise that included the Indian Navy and Army and corporate players like Coal India Limited besides experts from various related fields.

Related articles

BJP extends support to Candle Light Gathering on April 27

Shillong, April 26: BJP Meghalaya, which was amongst the first in the state to organise a protest against...

CARS24 lays off nearly 200 employees in restructuring exercise

New Delhi, April 26: Autotech platform CARS24 has laid off nearly 200 employees across various functions, as part...

Pak Army official sparks outrage with throat slit gesture at London protest against J&K terror strike

London, April 26: In a deeply controversial moment, a senior official from the Pakistan Army inflamed tensions by...

Gold smuggling case: Karnataka HC dismisses actress Ranya Rao’s bail plea

Bengaluru, April 26: The Karnataka High Court on Saturday dismissed the bail plea of actress Ranya Rao in...