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      • Gill's rescue mission at Mahabir Colliery, Raniganj, West Bengal in 1989 remains one of the high points of his career. He saved the lives of 65 miners who were trapped in a flooded coal mine. He also got the moniker of Capsule Gill after the incident.
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    Oct 4, 2023 · It involved fabricating a steel capsule about 7 feet high and 22 inches in diameter, creating a new borehole to lower the capsule into the mine and taking out the miners, one by one,” Sarpreet Singh Gill, son of Jaswant Gill, shared with The Tribune.

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    Gill devises a 29-inch wide capsule which can be used to pull the miners up one at a time from a larger borehole. To ruin this attempt, Sen has key pieces removed from the crane he brought in, preventing the miners from being speedily rescued. Gill deduces that the miners only have 48 hours before their oxygen supply runs out.

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  6. www.thebetterindia.com › 289759 › capsule-jaswant‘Capsule Gill’ Biopic: Story of Mining Engineer Gill, Who ...

    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.

  7. www.thequint.com › explainers › real-story-of'Mission Raniganj' Real Story: Here's How Jaswant Singh Gill ...

    Oct 6, 2023 · Who Was Jaswant Singh Gill aka Capsule Gill? Real photographs of Jaswant Singh Gill. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/X) Jaswant Singh Gill was a mining engineer who is famously known for his...

  8. www.indiatoday.in › education-today › newsJaswant Singh Gill: IIT Dhanbad engineer who saved 65 trapped ...

    Sep 26, 2023 · Gill, whose passing occurred on November 26, 2019, made a substantial contribution to the rescue efforts during the 1989 incident in Raniganj, West Bengal when miners were trapped inside a flooded coal mine.

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  9. www.jagranjosh.com › general-knowledge › what-is-theWhat Is the True Story Behind ‘Mission Raniganj’, the ...

    Sep 27, 2023 · Gill designed a six-foot-high iron capsule with a diameter of 21 inches and dropped it inside by digging a new borehole. He used a 12-tonne crane to lower and lift the capsule and raised each...

  10. thecinemaholic.com › mission-raniganj-true-storyMission Raniganj: The True Story of Jaswant Singh Gill, Explored

    Dec 16, 2023 · Helmed by director Tinu Suresh Desai, ‘Mission Raniganj’ tells the story of a catastrophic mining accident trapping 65 miners deep underground; and a bright engineering mind who leads the rescue efforts. Jaswant Singh Gill is an unassuming engineer working for Coal India at a West Bengal Coalfield.