Judiciary to probe coal mine incidents

The government is considering a proposal to institute judicial enquiries into coal mine accidents in the country.

The government is considering a proposal to institute judicial enquiries into coal mine accidents in the country.

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Currently, such accidents are probed by the Directorate General of Mines Safety.

This was revealed by Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao while responding to a calling attention motion on the accident at Bhatdih colliery of BCCL in which 50 miners died.