Angul: Five days after a massive landslide at Bharatpur open cast mine in Talcher coalfields of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), the Manager of the area has been placed under suspension for alleged negligence.
Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of MCL suspended Senior Manager (Mining) VK Singh in connection with the strata failure that triggered a massive landslide in the mine on Tuesday night.
While nine workers were rescued immediately and shifted to company’s Central Hospital by the fellow workers, bodies of three workers trapped in debris were recovered later.
However, rescue operation is underway on fourth day today for the fourth person reportedly missing in the mishap.
The Directors of the company are overseeing the rescue operation being conducted by NDRF and MCL Mines Rescue teams under the supervision of the General Managers in Talcher coalfields with the help of district administration.
An inquiry into the incident is also going on to ascertain the reasons behind the accident.