Overview

• An abandoned open-cast section of the Karma Project mine in Ramgarh district collapsed on July 4 during unauthorized coal extraction by villagers.
• Rescue teams recovered four bodies and treated four injured before declaring that no one remained trapped.
• Central Coalfields Ltd and the Revenue Department agreed to pay ₹2 lakh per deceased family, cover medical costs for the injured and extend one job to a family member.
• On July 7, Kuju Police registered FIRs against four senior CCL officers for alleged negligence in securing the disused mine site.
• The incident has reignited concerns over enforcement gaps and poverty-driven illegal mining at abandoned coal leases across Jharkhand.