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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 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.
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.
Dec 2, 2023 · Learn about the true story of Jaswant Singh Gill, a mining engineer from Amritsar who led the rescue of 65 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in West Bengal in 1989. Find out how he used a steel capsule to bring out the miners and why he is a national hero.
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.
