Silchar\/ Meghalaya, Feb 10 : The death toll in the coal mine blast in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district has climbed to 30, with two more persons succumbing to injuries at a hospital here, an official said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both were residents of Katigorah in Assam’s Cachar district and were undergoing treatment at the Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Two persons injured in the coal mine blast died at the SMCH hospital on Monday night. They have been identified as Ramchandra Baishnab and Nimaruddin,” the health department official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Altogether, nine injured miners were admitted to the SMCH after the February 5 incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The blast had occurred at an illegally operated coal mine in the remote Thangsku area of Mynsngat village in adjoining Meghalaya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Meghalaya government has ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident to ascertain the circumstances leading to the blast and fix responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Assam government had announced ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the families of each deceased from the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least eight labourers from the state, all from Cachar district, have so far died in the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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