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Catch illegal miners named in government report in 2019: Assam rights group

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As rescue workers continue to search for the missing miners in the Dima Hasao district, the focus shifts to the rat-hole mines in the Tinsukia district

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Catch illegal miners named in government report in 2019: Assam rights group

As rescue workers continue to search for the missing miners in the Dima Hasao district, the focus shifts to the rat-hole mines in the Tinsukia district

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Assam Launches Operation To Shut Rat-Hole Coal Mines After Dima Hasao Tragedy

The Assam government is closing rat-hole coal mines after a tragedy in Dima Hasao trapped nine miners, with four bodies recovered and five still missing.

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Why illegal rat-hole mines flourish in Assam and exact a huge human cost

Miners desperate for money risk working at rat-hole mines, which are still in operation in the North East despite curbs and a ban in Meghalaya.

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Assam govt launches ops to shut rat-hole mines

Tinsukia, Jan 23 (PTI) The Assam government is carrying out an operation to close rat-hole coal mines in the state, following the tragedy in the Dima Hasao district, officials said on Thursday.At least nine labourers were trapped inside the 3-Kilo Coal Quarry in Umrangso on January 9 after a sudden gush of water flooded it. The bodies of four miners were retrieved, while five are still missing.The incident put the state government on the back fo…

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