Revised Safety Norms To Be Issued To Mining Sites In Goa

These norms will have to be complied with during the monsoon, a senior official said on Tuesday.

"The central government's directorate of mines safety will issue a revised set of norms that will be circulated to all the 95 mining sites in the state this week," said chief of the monitoring committee on mining in Goa Mihir Vardhan.

Three people were killed and six others injured on June 17 when the tailing point of a mine at Cuddegal gave way during incessant rains. Read the full report here.

Source: Times of India, Panaji.