A worker died while two were seriously injured in West Burdwan on Monday night when the roof of the ECL coal field collapsed.
The deceased had been identified as Rituraj Pandey (47). The two wounded were admitted to Mission Hospital. After the incident, the workers stopped working, seeking compensation and safety for the miners.
Eastern Coalfields has decided to provide the victim's family with a job and to pay Rs 15 lakh compensation. MLA Jitendra Tewari said he was going to provide another Rs 2 lakh.
