Further updates are awaited as rescue efforts continue around the clock. Rat-hole mining is a method of coal extraction commonly practiced in Meghalaya. It involves digging narrow, horizontal ...

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 ...

Rat-hole mining is a primitive and hazardous method of coal extraction practised in India, particularly in the northeastern state of Meghalaya. This technique involves digging small, vertical ...

Ramgarh: District administration has initiated a major operation to demolish illegal and unsafe rat-hole mines in Ramgarh, working in coordination with the district mining department, forest ...

The term is derived from its likeness to rats burrowing through narrow holes. Rat-hole mining was banned in 2014 by the National Green Tribunal, the statutory body dealing with environmental ...

The term is derived from its likeness to rats burrowing through narrow holes. Rat-hole mining was banned in 2014 by the National Green Tribunal, the statutory body dealing with environmental ...