Jaswant Singh Gill, an IIT Dhanbad mining engineer, led the rescue efforts.
On a fateful day in 2019, a massive explosion rocked the Raniganj coal mine, trapping dozens of miners underground. The blast was so powerful that it triggered a series of cave-ins, making it nearly impossible for rescue teams to access the trapped miners. As the news of the disaster spread, panic gripped the nation, and a massive rescue operation was launched. mission raniganj
The mining establishment was paralyzed. Traditional methods—dewatering the mine with massive pumps—would take weeks. The men would drown or suffocate long before the water receded. Jaswant Singh Gill, an IIT Dhanbad mining engineer,