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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.
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.
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.
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.
Oct 4, 2023 · After Mission Mangal and Kesari, actor Akshay Kumar is on a new mission in his upcoming film, Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue. He will be reprising the role of mining expert, Jaswant Singh Gill in the film, written by Vipul K Rawal and directed by Tinu Suresh Desai.
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,...
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.
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.
Jaswant Singh Gill, a retired Chief Engineer is remembered as a role model for his brave act of saving the lives of 64 people who were trapped in a flooded coal mine in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1989. His historic act of bravery on November 16 is celebrated by Coal India Ltd as ‘Rescue Day’. Source: Supplied.
