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Jotejanaki Colliery on 28.6.1913
Jotejanaki Colliery
Date of the Accident |
- 28.6.1913 |
Number of persons killed |
- 13 |
Owner |
- Banerji Santans |
Place |
- Rajouri District (J&K State) |
Flood water of a “nallah” flowing close to the inclines rose above the level of the inclines and completely filled up the mine workings. 13 women who were loading dust coal got drowned.
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Water of this “nallah” had never risen to this height in the past 40 years. However, 4 years prior to this accident, a tramway bridge had been built over the “nallah” a little downstream from the mine. Owing to this bridge and the embankments approaching it, free flow of flood waters was obstructed and as a result the water was pounded back.