Overview
- Teams from the NDRF, SDRF, CISF, police and fire services are clearing debris under hazardous conditions marked by massive stone slabs and unstable slopes.
- Authorities confirmed at least one fatality with the recovery of labourer Raju Singh, while officials estimate roughly a dozen to 15 workers may still be unaccounted for.
- District officials say progress is deliberately slow to prevent secondary collapses, with heavy machinery, lighting and technical experts guiding staged removal of rock.
- Police registered a case against Krishna Mines and partners Madhusudan Singh and Dilip Keshari on a complaint by worker Chhotu Yadav, though no arrests have been reported.
- Investigators are examining possible safety lapses and reports that mining continued despite instructions to halt operations near a chief minister’s programme.