Case Study on Mahabir Colliery Disaster on 13.11.1989

Abstract

According to mining legislation, mishaps that result in more than five fatalities are referred to as disasters and must be looked into by a court of enquiry that is established by the government. For the first time in India's mining history, 65 trapped workers were able to be rescued using a sizable borehole that was bored from the surface. A case study of mining inundation and a brief presentation of recent technological advancements are included in this research article. A specifically built capsule miraculously saved 65 workers from the disaster at the Mahabir colliery on November 13, 1989, setting a new world record in which it played a significant part. The capsule went on to take home the top honour at the international trade fair in New Delhi in 1990, and Readers Digest published a piece on the epic saga in June 1991. It resembled a natural calamity, but the lack of ancient survey records was the underlying cause.