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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] .
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.
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.
Dec 2, 2023 · Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, the film features Akshay Kumar in the role of Jaswant Singh Gill, a mining engineer who led the heroic rescue of 65 miners trapped in a flooded coal field in Raniganj, West Bengal, back in 1989.
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.
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,...
Jun 14, 2023 · A replica capsule, symbolising ‘Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak’ recipient engineer Jaswant Singh Gill's heroic act of saving 65 lives from a perilous coal mine, is being installed at an ...
