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==Coal mine rescue operation (1989)== | ==Coal mine rescue operation (1989)== | ||
On November 13 | In 1989, Gill held the position of Chief General Manager ED (Safety & Rescue) at Coal India Limited in Raniganj, West Bengal. On November 13 the same year, a group of 220 coal miners were working at a coal mine in Raniganj, West Bengal where a series of blasts were being carried out to break the coal seam. Unfortunately, during these operations, an inadvertent contact with the upper seam of the mine triggered a sudden inflow of water into the mine shafts because of which 71 miners found themselves trapped deep within the borewell, while the rest were swiftly evacuated. As water began to flood the shafts, six coal miners tragically lost their lives. | ||
Gill, arriving on the scene, made a resolute decision to spare no effort in saving the lives of those 65 miners. He conceived an ingenious plan to construct a steel capsule capable of evacuating one person at a time. A 22-inch diameter borehole was promptly drilled to facilitate the passage of this life-saving capsule. After two days of relentless work, the capsule was finally ready for deployment. Though he had initially briefed two rescue personnel, who abandoned their duties at the last moment. | |||
Undaunted, Gill decided to carry out the rescue operation himself. He sought permission from the chairman and, on the 16th of November 1989, at around 2:30 am, he entered the capsule, descending into the perilous depths of the borewell to rescue the trapped miners and executed the rescue mission, successfully saving all 65 trapped miners.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jaswant Singh Gill: IIT Dhanbad engineer who saved 65 trapped coal miners |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/jaswant-singh-gill-iit-dhanbad-engineer-who-saved-65-trapped-coal-miners-2440733-2023-09-26 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Achievements and contributions== | ==Achievements and contributions== | ||