Stone quarry caves in, 3 feared dead in Mizoram

Guwahati: Three workers were feared dead after a stone quarry caved in at Pukzing area in Mizoram’s Mamit district.

The workers were trapped under the debris which fell on the labourers while they were working in the stone quarry.

The district and the disaster management authorities immediately launch a rescue operation, which is still underway under the supervision of the senior officials.


The identities of the labourers are yet to be ascertained.

On November 14 last year, 12 people died in a stone quarry accident at Maudhar area in Hnahthial district.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) registered a suo-moto case in the stone quarry collapse and had ordered a compensation of Rs 2.4 crore for the victims.