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Once again a painful picture of negligence and illegal mining has come to light from Dhanbad, the coal mining area of Jharkhand, which has created an uproar in the entire area. The black business of illegal mining in the area under Katras police station area of the district became a bloody game of death when suddenly a large part of the coal mine collapsed. In this horrific accident, two women died on the spot after getting buried under the debris, while many other people are feared to be still buried under the debris. As soon as information about the incident was received, the local administration, police force and rescue team reached the spot, after which relief and rescue operations have been started on war footing. These types of illegal mines often prove to be wells of death for poor and helpless villagers, where coal is extracted without any safety equipment, risking their lives. After this accident, very serious questions have once again been raised on the working style and security arrangements of the local administration that for how long will innocent people continue to lose their lives in this illegal coal business.
Web of illegal mines and weeds spread in Koyalanchal
Illegal mining business is not a new thing in Dhanbad and its surrounding areas, but despite all the restrictions of the district administration and colliery management, this business is going on in full swing. This incident in Katras has once again proved how the mafia takes advantage of the helplessness of poor and needy people to earn their livelihood and push them to death. When suddenly the mine moves or the soil collapses, no one gets a chance to recover and within a few moments the entire area echoes with screams. After the accident, there is an uproar among the families of the deceased women and the family members are crying in distress as their only support was suddenly snatched away. Due to lack of employment and poverty in rural areas, people are forced to risk their lives to enter these deadly mines, the consequences of which are often so dire. After this tragic accident, there is mourning in the entire area and the local people are demanding strict action against the elements patronizing this illegal business.
Relief and rescue work continues, search for people trapped under debris intensified
As soon as information about the accident was received, local police and CISF personnel immediately reached the spot with a heavy team and started relief operations. With the help of JCB and other machines, the work of removing the debris is being done rapidly so that if any other person or woman is trapped inside, he can be taken out safely. However, rescue operations are facing huge difficulties due to darkness, narrow roads and continuously sinking soil at illegal mining sites. A huge crowd of local people has also gathered at the spot who are helping the administrative teams in this struggle to search and save their loved ones. So far, the bodies of two women have been pulled out from the debris, which have been sent to the hospital for post-mortem, while the search operation is continuing to find the other missing people. The main focus of the administration at this time is to somehow rescue all the people, alive or dead, trapped under the debris and bring the situation under complete control.
Big question on ignoring safety standards and administrative negligence
From time to time, claims are made that campaigns are being run to stop illegal mining in industrial and mining-dominated districts like Dhanbad, but the ground reality exposes these claims. It is considered impossible to operate such large-scale illegal mines without the alleged connivance of the local police station and the concerned department, which keeps the morale of the mafia high. Unless the administration and colliery management put a complete permanent ban on this type of illegal mining and destroy the illegal coal smuggling syndicate, such accidents will not stop. After this accident, pressure has increased on the state government and the local administration to conduct a high-level investigation into this matter and bring the main leaders behind it to justice. The death of two innocent women has once again shown that this illegal business, which runs in the absence of security, has become a big curse for human life, which is extremely important to be stopped immediately.