The Hindu·3 min read·medium
‘Toxic gas’ kills two ‘illegal miners’ in abandoned Assam coal field
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The Hindu Bureau
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A father and son died from toxic fumes in an abandoned coal mine in Assam, highlighting the ongoing dangers of illegal 'rat-hole' mining. Local rights groups are calling for a thorough investigation and a crackdown on these hazardous, unregulated operations.
Hours after suspected methane gas killed at least 15 workers inside an NHPC hydropower project tunnel in Sikkim , a father-and-son duo died after inhaling toxic fumes in an alleged illegal coal mine in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district.
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