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Accidents Industry & Economy - Coal 10 miners dead in Singareni mishap — CM announces Rs 6-lakh ex-gratia Our Bureau
Miners who survived the tragedy coming out of the 8A incline mine at Singareni's Godavarikhani on Friday. The mine is located at 230 km from Hyderabad . — P.V. Sivakumar
Hyderabad , Oct. 17 IN yet another mine accident in the state-owned Singareni Collieries Company Ltd, 10 miners are feared dead and two others injured following a mine collapse in GDK 8A in the wee hours of Friday, about 230 km from here. Today's tragic incident is the second in less than four months in the mines, where about 17 miners earlier drowned, has yet again raised doubts about the safety of the mine system in the region. Reacting to the incident, the State Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, rushed two of his Cabinet colleagues to the site to make an on the spot assessment as also coordinate the necessary relief measures, while announcing ex-gratia to those affected. Addressing a prèss conference in Secretariat, Mr Naidu said 12 miners were trapped as the mine collapsed in the Godavarikhani region of Ramagundem area. While directing a judicial enquiry into the incident, Mr Naidu said that necessary steps would be taken to ensure that all safety measures are adhered to. In case, it is found that there was negligence on the part of the management, those responsible would be brought to book. Expressing condolence to the members of the kin of the victims, Mr Naidu said that Rs 6 lakh would be released immediately. Of this, Rs 3 lakh would be from the CM's Relief Fund and another Rs 3 lakh would be from the SCCL corpus. This apart a member of the victim's family would be provided employment as per the rules and all steps taken to educate the members of the family. The accident occurred at about 1.15 a.m. due to a roof fall at a depth of 135 metres from the surface of the mine in Ramagundem region. Nearly 320 persons were working in the shift, according to the Singareni Collieries officials. The company announced that it would provide employment to the eligible dependent of the deceased or pay monthly monetary compensation.
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