Asansol: Around 200 coal miners, who were stuck in at the ECL mines of Sodepur and Kunustoria in Asansol because of the grid failure, have been rescued. The miners were stuck as the electricity operated pulley shafts had stopped due to the power failure.
Earlier, the Eastern Coalfields had rescued 46 miners from the mines and had said that the rest of them would be rescued in an hour.
For the second time in two days, half of India plunged into darkness after the Northern and the Eastern Grids collapsed, affecting all seven states in the north and the states of Sikkim, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and Jharkhand in the North East and East.
Talking about the crisis, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd chairman R K Nayak said that the problem is difficult to be located as it is a complex network.
He further said that some sections are creating problems due to over drawing of power, but the glitch would plugged by night. He said that 20 per cent power supply has been restored so far. According to Nayak, 20 states have been affected - nine in North, four in East and seven in the North-East.
Nayak, however, said he could not give any assurance without analysing all the details.
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