Meghalaya mine rescue: 'We are not satisfied, the miners should have been rescued by now,' SC raps state govt
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday rapped the Meghalaya govt over its incapacity to rescue 15 people who find themselves trapped in a mine for over 3 weeks.
"We pray that all people trapped in mines are alive. They should have been rescued by now. We are not satisfied with the action taken by state government," the court said.
A bench comprising Justices AK Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer requested the Meghalaya govt as to why it used to be no longer a success in rescuing those folks.
"It is a question of life and death for the trapped miners. For people trapped in mine in Meghalaya every minute counts," the highest court added.
The court additionally directed the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to document its response by day after today on step it intends to take to rescue the trapped miners.
"Effective steps need to be taken on urgent basis to save the lives of miners," the court said whilst listening to a PIL filed by recommend Aditya N Prasad.
The counsel, showing for the state, informed the court that they have taken adequate steps in the rescue operation and the Centre used to be additionally lending make stronger to them.
The state govt in a reply informed the apex court that 72 NDRF staff, 14 Navy staff and Coal India staff are running since December 14 to rescue the trapped miners.
Not glad with the state govt's response, the court requested — "Then, why are they not successful?"
The bench will continue with the listening to throughout the day.
The PIL filed by recommend Aditya N Prasad had sought a direction to the Centre and different authorities concerned to organize a normal working process (SOP) for rescue operations in "mines and other similar conditions".
The plea, filed thru recommend Astha Sharma, sought instructions to the Centre and the state to utilise the services of the technical wing of the Indian Armed Forces — the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force — in the operation instantly to rescue the 15 miners.
The rat-hole mine, atop a hillock fully covered with bushes in East Jaintia Hills district, used to be flooded when water from the nearby Lytein river gushed into it, trapping the miners.
Rat-hole mining comes to digging of narrow tunnels, normally three-four feet high, for workers to go into and extract coal. The horizontal tunnels are incessantly termed "rat holes" as every as regards to fits one individual.
"We pray that all people trapped in mines are alive. They should have been rescued by now. We are not satisfied with the action taken by state government," the court said.
A bench comprising Justices AK Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer requested the Meghalaya govt as to why it used to be no longer a success in rescuing those folks.
"It is a question of life and death for the trapped miners. For people trapped in mine in Meghalaya every minute counts," the highest court added.
The court additionally directed the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to document its response by day after today on step it intends to take to rescue the trapped miners.
"Effective steps need to be taken on urgent basis to save the lives of miners," the court said whilst listening to a PIL filed by recommend Aditya N Prasad.
The counsel, showing for the state, informed the court that they have taken adequate steps in the rescue operation and the Centre used to be additionally lending make stronger to them.
The state govt in a reply informed the apex court that 72 NDRF staff, 14 Navy staff and Coal India staff are running since December 14 to rescue the trapped miners.
Not glad with the state govt's response, the court requested — "Then, why are they not successful?"
The bench will continue with the listening to throughout the day.
The PIL filed by recommend Aditya N Prasad had sought a direction to the Centre and different authorities concerned to organize a normal working process (SOP) for rescue operations in "mines and other similar conditions".
The plea, filed thru recommend Astha Sharma, sought instructions to the Centre and the state to utilise the services of the technical wing of the Indian Armed Forces — the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force — in the operation instantly to rescue the 15 miners.
The rat-hole mine, atop a hillock fully covered with bushes in East Jaintia Hills district, used to be flooded when water from the nearby Lytein river gushed into it, trapping the miners.
Rat-hole mining comes to digging of narrow tunnels, normally three-four feet high, for workers to go into and extract coal. The horizontal tunnels are incessantly termed "rat holes" as every as regards to fits one individual.
Meghalaya mine rescue: 'We are not satisfied, the miners should have been rescued by now,' SC raps state govt
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