Chasnala mining disaster

Chasnala mining disaster
Date 27 December 1975 (1975-12-27)
Location Dhanbad, Bihar (now Jharkhand)
Cause Water from adjacent mine gushed after the wall in between collapsed
Deaths 372[1]
Convicted 2 (in 2012)[2]
Verdict 1 year imprisonment and Rs. 5000 fine each[1][2]

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 372 miners.[3]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Justice: delivered or denied?
  2. 1 2 3 "Chasnala, 40 years later: Memories of a flooded mine recede". The Indian Express. 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  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 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-03-20.


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