Rat-hole mining was banned in 2014. But it's still widely practised across the state, especially in the East Jaintia Hills where the men are trapped. These mines are privately owned and it is not ...

Rat-hole mining, once widely used for coal extraction, was banned in India in 2014. More from News A team of "rat miners" successfully rescued the 41 men who had been stranded in a highway tunnel ...

The Supreme Court banned it in 2014, but it continues illegally. Getty Images 'Rat-hole' mining was used to extract coal from narrow and deep mines in Meghalaya In January 2019, some 15 miners ...

Justice (Retired) B P Katakey, appointed by the Meghalaya High Court, has issued a stern warning against opening these mines, ...

When machines failed to free the 41 trapped workers in a collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, officials enlisted the help from miners of a banned practice known as "rat-hole" mining.

In an effort to step up the rescue operations in Uttarkashi, a rat hole mining technique will be used for manual drilling to remove the debris inside the pipe on the 16th day of continued rescue ...

The Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL ... progress in rehabilitating the environment marred by rat-hole coal mining in the state. Justice (retired) Brojendra Prasad Katakey ...

So, she opted for the next best thing — the Chicago rat hole. The rodent-shaped imprint in a sidewalk on the 1900 block of West Roscoe Street has become a cultural phenomenon, after gaining viral fame ...

We’ve all been in meetings that get off track — sinking ever down the proverbial “rat hole,” from which rescue feels impossible. How does it happen? And how can you avoid it? In my last ...

While the advanced machinery failed after a point of time to liberate trapped workers, rescuers resorted to the assistance of a banned or outlawed practice known as "rat-hole" mining. Rat-hole ...

While the rescue of the 15 miners stuck in a ‘rat hole’ mine in the eastern state of Meghalaya in India since December 13, 2018, is still underway, two more incidents of illegal mining have ...

What is rat-hole mining? Rat-hole mining is a method of manual drilling. It is carried out by skilled workers and is mostly common in Meghalaya. The term “rat hole" refers to the narrow pits dug ...