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Jaswant Singh Gill (1939-2019) was an Indian engineer-in-chief who risked his life to save 65 coal miners during a coal mine tragedy in Raniganj, West Bengal, in 1989. The rescue operation is considered India’s and the world’s first successful coal mine rescue operation. [1] .
Mission Raniganj is based on Jaswant Singh Gill, a brave and diligent mining engineer from IIT Dhanbad who rescued 65 trapped miners at the Raniganj Coalfields in 1989. [9] Principal photography took place from July 2022 to August 2023 in the United Kingdom, Raniganj, Jharkhand and Mumbai.
Sep 15, 2016 · Jaswant Singh Gill, the braveheart engineer who single-handedly saved 64 miner lives during the 1989 coal mine collapse in Raniganj, West Bengal, passed away at the age of 80 on Tuesday in Amritsar. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and two sons.
Sep 26, 2023 · Jaswant Singh Gill's extraordinary act of valor elevated him to the status of a national hero. In recognition of his selfless heroism, then-President of India, Ramaswamy Venkataraman, bestowed upon him the prestigious 'Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak' in 1991.
Age: 80 Years. Wife: Nirdosh Kaur. Death Cause: Cardiac Arrest. Some Lesser Known Facts About Jaswant Singh Gill. Jaswant Singh Gill was an Indian mine engineer who is known for rescuing 65 coal miners in Raniganj, West Bengal, in 1989. His rescue operation is considered India’s first successful coal mine rescue operation. [8]
Jul 2, 2022 · A kshay Kumar is all set to start shooting for Capsule Gill, a biopic on the life of Jaswant Singh Gill. While working as a chief mining engineer, Gill saved the lives of 65 people when a coal mine in Raniganj, West Bengal, was flooded.
Major Jaswant Singh (pronunciation ⓘ; 3 January 1938 – 27 September 2020) was an officer of the Indian Army and an Indian Cabinet Minister. He was one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) , [9] and was one of India's longest serving parliamentarians, having been a member of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha almost ...
Oct 4, 2023 · Who was Jaswant Singh Gill? Born in Amritsar in 1940, Jaswant Singh Gill studied at Khalsa School and later took admission in BSc (non-medical) at Khalsa College (Amritsar). He studied BSc (Honours) from the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, before joining Coal India Limited in 1973.
Oct 6, 2023 · Jaswant Singh Gill was a mining engineer who is famously known for his rescue mission, which saved 65 miners during the 1989 coal mine collapse in Raniganj, West Bengal. Born in Sathiala,...
Dec 16, 2023 · Jaswant Singh Gill was an IIT Dhanbad engineer of ISM’s 1965 batch of Mining Engineering, hailing from Sathiala in Amritsar. He was the chief engineer overseeing the Raniganj coal mine in 1989. The mine was located in West Bengal and initially operated under the British Raj since 1820.
