Bhubaneswar, July 27 (IANS) Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) Chairman-cum-Managing Director B.N. Shukla suspended V.K. Singh, manager of Bharatpur open cast mine project in Talcher coalfields, on Saturday for his alleged negligence leading to a fatal accident in the mine in Odisha, the company said in a statement.
As many as three miners were killed and nine others injured following a strata collapse that triggered a landslide in the mine on July 23.
While three bodies of trapped workers have been recovered, the rescue operation is on to trace the fourth person missing in the mishap.
The company directors are monitoring the rescue operation being conducted by the NDRF and the MCL mines rescue teams. An probe has been launched to ascertain the reasons of the accident.
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz