Body of 30 -year-old Kalyani Devi, wife of Dilip Bouri and mother of two kids was recovered from a goaf with the help of a digging machine after eight hours on Friday .
Kalyani had slipped into the Goff at Bastakola - Kusunda area mines of BCCL while she was on her way to toilet early morning, told her eight year old daughter Kunal who was with her when the incident took place .
“The spot subsided with bang suddenly as my mother stepped there . My mother shouted for help. I also called my father and local villagers too but could not be saved,” said Komal.
Locals had attempted to rescue her by throwing a rod in the goaf but could not rescue her due to depth and underground fire.
The BCCL management was informed but when it failed to reach on spot till five hours the locals blocked the road demanding launching rescue .Several leaders of both BJP and Congress party reached the spot .
Later a JCB was pressed into rescue that excavated the body of the victim late in the afternoon.
BCCL area general manager of Kusunda area BP Goyal who reached on spot said, “Officially we cannot give any compensation in this incident.”