Day 25 of Meghalaya mine mishap: No headway in reducing water level in shaft as pumps develop technical glitches
6 years ago

Day 25 of Meghalaya mine mishap: No headway in reducing water level in shaft as pumps develop technical glitches

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The high-powered pumps of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd installed at the Meghalaya mine on Saturday to pump out water from the main shaft, where the miners are trapped since 13 December, developed glitches and could not function the whole day. Shillong: Rescue operations for the 15 miners trapped in a Meghalaya mine hit a roadblock on Sunday as the two high-powered pumps engaged in dewatering did not operate the whole day after developing technical glitches, and navy divers could not venture down with no change in the water level, officials said. The high-powered pumps of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd installed Saturday to pump out water from the main shaft, where the miners are trapped since 13 December, developed glitches and could not function the whole day. “Two pumps from Kirloskar Brothers and the submersible pump from Coal India encountered glitches and the dewatering process in the main shaft was affected,” R Susngi, spokesperson for the operation, said.

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Live Mint  

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6 years ago

Meghalaya mine: Navy divers re-enter shaft, want water level reduced

Live Mint  

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6 years ago

Meghalaya mine accident: Navy, NDRF divers fail to reach bottom of pit

Live Mint  

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6 years ago

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On sixteenth day of rescue operations for 15 Meghalaya miners trapped inside a flooded rat-hole mine, three helmets have been recovered even as hope of saving the men, trapped in a tunnel-like space under 70 feet of water since 13 December, becomes bleak. Meanwhile, Indian Navy divers on Saturday joined the operation to rescue the 15 miners trapped in a …

Meghalaya mine tragedy: Navy sends divers, IAF airlifts pumps as efforts hasten to rescue miners fortnight after incident
6 years ago

Meghalaya mine tragedy: Navy sends divers, IAF airlifts pumps as efforts hasten to rescue miners fortnight after incident

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The Indian Navy and Indian Air Force joined rescue operation on Friday as authorities face criticism over their lackadaisical attitude towards rescuing the trapped miners in Meghalaya Khliehriat: Pump manufacturing company Kirloskar Brothers Ltd and Coal India on Friday are jointly moving 18 high-powered pumps to a remote coal mine in Khliehriat where 15 diggers have been trapped since its …

Meghalaya mining mishap: Kirloskar Brothers offer high power pumps to drain water from mine
6 years ago

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