Ranchi: Skeletons of trapped miners dug out of debris in Dhanbad after two years
Two skeletons of miners who were trapped in the Lalmatia open cast mine in Godda, Dhanbad were dug out of debris on Wednesday. The skeletons have been sent to Patna for conducting DNA tests and the autopsy.
Ranchi: The remains of two miners were found in the debris at the Lalmatia open cast mine on Monday. Situated within the Rajmahal colliery of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) in Godda district, the skeletons were found during an overburden removal operation. The skeletons were of two trapped miners and were found in debris on Wednesday.
The two skeletons belong to miners who were trapped inside the Lalmatia open cast mine in Godda district. It is being estimated that the skeletons might belong to two of the five miners who were trapped in a mine disaster that took place in December 29, 2016.
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According to a report in the Hindustan Times, 23 miners including the supervisor of a private company which runs the Lalmatia operations, were buried alive in the debris of the overburden hills in the Lalmatia mines, out of which, two have been recently found. Post-mortem and DNA tests are being conducted in order to confirm their identity.
Reportedly, the National Disaster Response Force team of Patna ran a week-long rescue operation under which they successfully dug out 18 bodies. The remaining five bodies which could not be dug out belonged to Parwez Alam from Jharkhand, Madhur Shyam Bhiwani from Gujarat, Bhim Ram from Madhya Pradesh, Gagan Singh from Bhagalpur and Lalu Khan from Madhya Pradesh.
The executive magistrate Praveen Chaudhary said that the skeletons have been sent to Patliputra Medical College Hospital (PMCH) for post-mortem after which they will be sent to Ranchi for their DNA test.
One of the skeletons has been identified as that of Madhur Shyam Bhiwani who was the supervisor of the outsource company responsible for running the mine. The general secretary of Rashtriya Colliery Mazdoor Sangh, Randhir Singh said that even after two years, the promised compensation has not been paid to the families of the deceased.