Dhanbad illegal mine collapse: DC sets up committee to probe incident

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A day after three persons were killed as an illegally-operated coal mine collapsed in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, the administration on Saturday set up a committee to probe into the incident, an official said..

"A two-member committee has been set up to probe the incident that occurred at the Bhowra colliery area of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL)..

Three persons were killed when a portion of the roof of a mine in the Bhowra colliery area of BCCL where a large number of people were allegedly mining caved in on Friday...

. Bhowra Colliery Area General Manager SS Das admitted that despite the ban on entry into the mining area, some people were doing illegal mining there..

The rescue operation has been suspended as no one was found trapped inside after the removal of the debris, he had said on Friday night.. Jharia MLA Purnima Neeraj Singh alleged that illegal mining was being done in the area for a long...

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