Four people have been killed and many others are feared trapped following a landslide at Dadam mining site here on Saturday.
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said several rescue teams have pressed into service for rescue work.
Vij gave information about the death toll in a tweet.
I am deeply saddened over the incident that took place at the mining site in Bhiwani district of Haryana. The rescue operation is being run by the administration. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team from Ghaziabad, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) from Madhuban and an Army unit from Hisar have been called. So far four people have died, said Vij in a tweet.
Police said around half-a-dozen dumper trucks and some machines were buried under the debris caused by the landslide, which occurred around 9 am in Tosham block.
Bhiwani Chief Medical Officer Raghuvir Shandilya had earlier said that Toofan Sharma (30), a native of Bihar and Binder (23), who hailed from Baganwala in Haryana's Jind district, have died in the incident.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Siwani) Manoj Kumar said four to five people may still be trapped under the debris.
Some locals, however, claimed that the number of those trapped could be more but there was no official confirmation on this.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said he was in constant touch with the district administration to ensure swift rescue operations.
"Saddened by the unfortunate landslide accident in Dadam mining zone at Bhiwani. I am in constant touch with the local administration to ensure swift rescue operations and immediate assistance to the injured," he said in a tweet.
State minister J P Dalal took stock of the situation and told reporters that the administration's priority was to rescue the trapped people and that a team of doctors had arrived at the site.
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged that illegal mining was going on under the Khattar regime and asked the BJP government who was responsible for these deaths.
In a tweet, he also asked the state government if it would order a judicial probe into the alleged mining racket.
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