Chasnala mining disaster

The Chasnala mining disaster was a disaster that happened on 27 December 1975 in a coal mine in Chasnala near Dhanbad in the Indian state of Jharkhand. An explosion in the mine followed by flooding killed 380 miners.[3]

Chasnala mining disaster
Date27 December 1975 (1975-12-27)
LocationDhanbad, Bihar (now Jharkhand)
CauseWater from adjacent mine gushed after the wall in between collapsed
Deaths380[1]
Convicted2 (in 2012)[2]
Verdict1 year imprisonment and Rs. 5000 fine each[1][2]

Accident

When a roof of coal caved in, 7 million imperial gallons (32,000 m3) of water per minute flooded into the mine. The miners were trapped under a mountain of debris and drowned when the water surged into the mine. The Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO), which owned the mine, said it conformed to international standards.[4]

The film Kaala Patthar depicts the tragedy.[2] Shaheed Smarak was built in the memory of the victims.[5]

See also

References

  1. Justice: delivered or denied?
  2. "Chasnala, 40 years later: Memories of a flooded mine recede". The Indian Express. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. The ten worst worldwide mining disasters Archived April 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Coal mine explodes in India (this day in history)
  5. "Chasnala mine disaster victims remembered". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2016.


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