At least fifteen people, including members of a Vigilance team from Kolkata and senior officials of the Khetri Copper Corporation, are feared to be trapped in Hindustan Copper Limited’s Kolihan mine in Rajasthan’s Neem Ka Thana district after a vertical lift carrying them collapsed on Tuesday.
Praveen Nayak, Superintendent of Police of Neem ka Thana district, said that a rescue team has reached the trapped personnel and some of them could be injured.
Efforts are on to bring out the personnel who are stuck at a depth of several hundred metres at the Kolihan mine, the police said.
Nine ambulances are on standby outside the mine and prepared for any emergency. Meanwhile, food and medical packages are being transported to those who are trapped in the mine.
Meanwhile, an eight-member medical team have been reportedly sent inside the mine through the exit gate, which is likely to give first aid to those trapped in the mine itself.
It is believed that the vertical shaft used for transportation crashed nearly 1875 feet inside the mine.
According to preliminary information, the incident occurred when the vigilance team along with senior officials of the state-owned company went inside the mine for an inspection.
When they were about to come up, a rope of the shaft or ‘cage’ broke due to which around 14 people were stuck, the police said.
Khetri MLA Dharmpal Gurjar reached the site and took stock of the situation. “The rescue team is engaged and the entire administration is on alert. There is no report of any casualties so far,” Gurjar assured media persons later.
Neem ka Thana district is around 108 km from the state capital Jaipur. The copper mine in the Khetri area of the district was established in 1967.
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