Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations enter day 7
3 days, 8 hours ago

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations enter day 7

Deccan Chronicle  

The joint search and rescue operations are underway at the rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo Umrangso area in Assam's Dima Hasao to locate 5 other trapped workers.The rescue teams of the Indian army, Indian Navy, NDRF and other agencies have retrieved four bodies from the flooded rat-hole mine. The rescue operations are still underway, with five miners still missing.A 12-member special rescue team from Coal India reached the site of the mine collapse in Assam's Dima Hasao on Friday to locate and rescue eight workers who are still trapped underground in the inundated rat-hole mine.Congress Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, for the formation of a Special Investigation Team to probe the mine collapse in Assam's Dima Hasao district. "I write to you with deep concern and a heavy heart regarding the tragic incident that occurred on January 6, 2025, at an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Dima Hasao district, Assam, where at least 10 coal mine workers are believed to be trapped after water inundated the mine, causing a collapse and flooding the narrow tunnels. As of now, the ongoing rescue operations have entered the fifth consecutive day, but the fate of these miners remains uncertain," the Congress MP wrote in his letter.Earlier, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the registration of an FIR and the arrest of one individual in connection with the incident.In a post on X, Sarma informed, "The police have registered an FIR under Umrangso PS Case No: 02/2025, citing Sections 3/105 BNS, r/w Section 21 of the Mines and Minerals Act, 1957, to investigate the incident.

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Assam mine tragedy: Six-year-old query from Supreme Court on rat-hole mines remains unanswered
2 days, 2 hours ago

Assam mine tragedy: Six-year-old query from Supreme Court on rat-hole mines remains unanswered

The Hindu  

An oral question from the Supreme Court to the Union government continues to remain unanswered even as rescue workers recover bodies of workers who died trapped in a flooded rat-hole coal mine at Dima Hasao district in Assam. On January 11, 2019, nearly six years ago, the top court had asked whether rat-hole mines could possibly operate in the northeast …

Toll in Pakistan coal mine collapse rises to 11
3 days, 6 hours ago

Toll in Pakistan coal mine collapse rises to 11

The Hindu  

The death toll in a coal mine collapse due to a methane gas accumulation and explosion has left 11 workers dead after rescuers recovered seven more dead bodies, an official said. Twelve workers were trapped when the coal mine collapsed in the Sanjdi area, about 40 kilometres from Quetta in the Balochistan province, on Wednesday evening. Coal mine collapses and …

3 more bodies recovered from flooded Assam mine, clock ticks for trapped workers
4 days, 13 hours ago

3 more bodies recovered from flooded Assam mine, clock ticks for trapped workers

India Today  

The bodies of three more workers trapped in a flooded 'rat hole' coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district were recovered on Saturday, officials said, as rescue operations entered their sixth day. The deceased were among nine workers trapped inside the quarry in Umrangso on January 6 after a sudden surge of water inundated the abandoned mine near the Assam-Meghalaya …

Assam coal mine tragedy: Congress' Gaurav Gogoi writes to PM, seeks SIT probe
4 days, 13 hours ago

Assam coal mine tragedy: Congress' Gaurav Gogoi writes to PM, seeks SIT probe

India Today  

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday said he has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a SIT probe into the mining tragedy in Assam, which left several labourers in a coal quarry dead. He also alleged that "illegal mining continues unchecked" due to "weak law enforcement and local complicity" in the northeastern state. Illegal mining continues unchecked in Assam, …

Assam coal mine tragedy: Bodies of three more miners retrieved amid ongoing rescue efforts
4 days, 13 hours ago

Assam coal mine tragedy: Bodies of three more miners retrieved amid ongoing rescue efforts

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: The bodies of three more miners were recovered from the rat-hole coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Saturday, raising the death toll to four. A joint rescue operation by the Army, Navy, and NDRF continued as five miners remain trapped inside the 3-Kilo Coal Quarry in the Umrangso area, about 250 km from Guwahati, after a sudden …

Unchanged water level affects Assam coal mine rescue operations
5 days, 20 hours ago

Unchanged water level affects Assam coal mine rescue operations

The Hindu  

The unchanged level of murky water has affected the operations to rescue at least eight miners trapped inside a rat-hole coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district since the morning of January 6. Deep divers from the Indian Navy, personnel from the Army, National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, ONGC, Coal India Limited, and the district administration were …

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue ops on for 4th day, CIL brings heavy-duty pump from Maharashtra
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6 days, 7 hours ago

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue ops on for 4th day, CIL brings heavy-duty pump from Maharashtra

The Hindu  

Rescue operations by multiple state and central agencies continued for the fourth day on Thursday to locate trapped miners inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam, officials said. The search operations resumed early in the morning after the dewatering exercise all night and the Remotely Operated Vehicle has gone inside the flooded shaft, a senior …

Assam mine tragedy: Rescue ops continue for 4th day, efforts on to dewater shaft
6 days, 13 hours ago

Assam mine tragedy: Rescue ops continue for 4th day, efforts on to dewater shaft

India Today  

Rescue operations by multiple state and central agencies to save eight workers trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district continued for the fourth day on Thursday, with a major focus to dewater the flooded shaft. As a result of heavy rain, water gushed into the 300-foot-deep illegal mine situated in Umrangso, a remote industrial town …

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations on for 4th day, CIL brings heavy-duty pump from Maharashtra
6 days, 13 hours ago

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations on for 4th day, CIL brings heavy-duty pump from Maharashtra

New Indian Express  

UMRANGSO: Rescue operations by multiple state and central agencies continued for the fourth day on Thursday to locate trapped miners inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam, officials said. The search operations resumed early in the morning after the dewatering exercise all night and the Remotely Operated Vehicle has gone inside the flooded shaft, a …

Indian army divers retrieve the body of one of at least 9 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine
1 week ago

Indian army divers retrieve the body of one of at least 9 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine

Associated Press  

GUWAHATI, India — Indian army divers retrieved the body of one of at least nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Wednesday. The miners became trapped on Monday when water gushed in from a nearby unused mine in the Umrangso area in Dima Hasao district, about 125 miles south of the state …

Body recovered from ‘flooded’ coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao, 8 others still trapped
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1 week ago

Body recovered from ‘flooded’ coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao, 8 others still trapped

Live Mint  

Body of one of the nine workers trapped inside a coal mine in the Dima Hasao district of Assam was recovered by army divers on Wednesday. The labourers were on Monday trapped inside the coal mine situated in the 3 Kilo area of Umrangso, after a sudden gush of water flooded the site. Divers entered the flooded pit in a …

Assam coal mine accident: Body of one trapped miner recovered, eight still trapped
1 week ago

Assam coal mine accident: Body of one trapped miner recovered, eight still trapped

India TV News  

Assam coal mine accident: The body of one of the nine miners trapped inside a coal mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam was recovered by a diving team of the Indian Army on Wednesday on the third day of the rescue operations, officials said. The joint rescue operation led by the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, National Disaster Response Force, …

Body of miner recovered from flooded coal mine in Assam, 8 still trapped
Top News
1 week ago

Body of miner recovered from flooded coal mine in Assam, 8 still trapped

India Today  

The body of one of nine miners trapped inside a 'rat hole' coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district was recovered by a diving team of the Indian Army on Wednesday. As a result of heavy rain, water gushed into the 300-foot-deep illegal mine situated in Umrangso, a remote industrial town near the Assam-Meghalaya border, trapping the nine workers on …

Three miners die inside flooded Assam coal mine, Naval divers called to recue workers trapped in mine
1 week, 1 day ago

Three miners die inside flooded Assam coal mine, Naval divers called to recue workers trapped in mine

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The Assam government on Tuesday called a team of Naval divers to rescue at least nine mine workers trapped in the flooded coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. Informing that three miners were feared dead inside a flooded coal mine, the authorities said, “The mine got flooded yesterday — the source was internal. They probably hit some water …

At least nine miners are trapped in a coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state
1 week, 1 day ago

At least nine miners are trapped in a coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state

Associated Press  

GUWAHATI, India — At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation. The workers are “feared trapped 300 feet below the ground after water gushed in from a nearby unused mine. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on …

Army engaged in rescuing workers trapped in Assam coal mine
1 week, 1 day ago

Army engaged in rescuing workers trapped in Assam coal mine

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Army personnel have been engaged to rescue the nine labourers trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district, officials said on Tuesday. NDRF and SDRF personnel are also at the site to rescue the miners trapped inside the coal mine. Since Monday, nine labourers have been trapped inside the mine at the Assam Coal Quarry, situated in …

Assam coal mine rescue operation LIVE updates: Three feared dead; Army, Navy deep divers deployed to rescue trapped miners
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1 week, 1 day ago

Assam coal mine rescue operation LIVE updates: Three feared dead; Army, Navy deep divers deployed to rescue trapped miners

The Hindu  

At least half a dozen labourers are feared trapped in a flooded coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. Rescue operations were launched immediately with teams consisting of local authorities, emergency responders and mining experts working to locate and free the trapped workers, the officials said. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said navy deep divers have been requisitioned to assist …

Water level hits 100 feet in Assam mine where 9 trapped, Navy divers deployed
1 week, 1 day ago

Water level hits 100 feet in Assam mine where 9 trapped, Navy divers deployed

India Today  

Deep divers of the Indian Navy have been deployed to assist authorities in the rescue operation of nine labourers trapped in a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district since Monday evening after a sudden gush of water flooded the site. RESCUE EFFORTS UNDERWAY The rescue efforts, which began shortly after the flooding incident, have seen collaboration between multiple agencies, …

Assam mine: One body recovered from flooded Indian mine as rescuers search for trapped men
1 week, 1 day ago

Assam mine: One body recovered from flooded Indian mine as rescuers search for trapped men

CNN  

Guwahati, India - The body of a miner was recovered from a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India’s northeastern state of Assam on Wednesday, two days into the search for nine men trapped below ground. The mine, which is 300 feet deep and has multiple underground tunnels, is thought to have flooded on Monday morning after miners …

Three feared dead as mine accident traps workers in India’s Assam
Top News
1 week, 1 day ago

Three feared dead as mine accident traps workers in India’s Assam

Al Jazeera  

Rescue operations still under way as nine others remain trapped in flooded Assam coal mine. Three miners are feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, with rescue efforts ongoing to save nine others. Rescue teams have spotted three bodies but have not been able to recover them yet, the local authorities in Assam’s …

Assam coal mine tragedy: Three bodies found, navy deep divers flying from Visakhapatnam
1 week, 1 day ago

Assam coal mine tragedy: Three bodies found, navy deep divers flying from Visakhapatnam

New Indian Express  

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Navy deep divers had been requisitioned to assist in the rescue operation. “The water level inside the mine has risen to nearly 100 feet, according to the assessment by the stationed team. The divers are flying in from Visakhapatnam and are expected to arrive soon,” he posted on X. Guwahati-based defence spokesperson Lt Col …

Several workers feared trapped in Assam coal mine after water seeps in: Police
1 week, 1 day ago

Several workers feared trapped in Assam coal mine after water seeps in: Police

Hindustan Times  

An unspecified number of workers are feared trapped inside a coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district since Monday morning after underground water seeped into the mine, said officials. According to officials, several workers went inside the coal mine operated by the mines and minerals department of the state government at a place called Tin Kilo in Umrangshoo region of …

Assam: Several labourers feared trapped after water enters coal mine, rescue operations on
Top News
1 week, 2 days ago

Assam: Several labourers feared trapped after water enters coal mine, rescue operations on

India TV News  

Several workers were feared trapped inside a coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Monday, after a sudden gush of water flooded the site, officials said. The State Disaster Response Force and the National Disaster Response Force are also on their way to the incident site to aid in the efforts," the CM said. Dima Hasao Superintendent of Police …

9 trapped in flooded rat-hole mine in Assam, rescue operation launched
1 week, 2 days ago

9 trapped in flooded rat-hole mine in Assam, rescue operation launched

India Today  

In a grim development from Assam's Dima Hasao district, nine workers are trapped inside a 'rat hole' coal mine after water gushed into the 300-foot-deep quarry. After the incident, specialised teams from the Indian Army, State Disaster Response Force and the National Disaster Response Force launched a joint operation to rescue the workers. In a similar incident in December 2018, …

Rat-hole miners roped in to rescue child stuck inside borewell for over 48 hours
3 weeks ago

Rat-hole miners roped in to rescue child stuck inside borewell for over 48 hours

India Today  

Efforts to rescue 3-year-old Chetna continue in Rajasthan's Kotputli, over 48 hours since she fell into a borewell. Chetna fell into a 700-feet deep borewell in the Kotputli district of Rajasthan on Monday evening and got stuck at 150 feet. The technique delivered huge success last year in November, as a team of seven rat-hole miners rescued 41 workers trapped …

Afghanistan: 22 miners rescued from collapsed coal mine
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Afghanistan: 22 miners rescued from collapsed coal mine

Hindustan Times  

Rescuers on Sunday freed 22 miners who had been trapped for hours in a collapsed coal mine in northern Afghanistan, a provincial official said, with no serious injuries reported. Representative image: 22 miners were freed from a coal mine in Afghanistan after being trapped for hours All the miners who were trapped when the mine in Dara-i Sof Payin district …

Authorities say 22 rescued from Afghanistan mine collapse
1 month ago

Authorities say 22 rescued from Afghanistan mine collapse

Al Jazeera  

No casualties reported after hours-long rescue in Samangan province in northern Afghanistan. The mine in the Dara-i Sof Payin district of Samangan province in northern Afghanistan had collapsed late on Saturday. At least 10 miners died in February 2022 after being trapped underground when a coal mine collapsed in the northern province of Baghlan. And a year earlier, at least …

7 killed, 3 inured in coal mine explosion in West Bengal’s Birbhum
3 months, 1 week ago

7 killed, 3 inured in coal mine explosion in West Bengal’s Birbhum

Hindustan Times  

At least seven persons were killed and three were injured in an explosion in a coal mine in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday morning, police said. The relatives of victims mourn after a blast occurred at a coal mine at Bhadulia in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday. The blast took place when explosives, kept in a truck, went …

Two bodies recovered from collapsed coal mine in Chhattisgarh; toll touches three
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Two bodies recovered from collapsed coal mine in Chhattisgarh; toll touches three

The Hindu  

Rescuers on Friday retrieved the bodies of two men who were trapped under the debris after a portion of an abandoned coal mine caved in at Korba district in Chhattisgarh, officials said. The accident occurred after five persons on Thursday afternoon illegally entered the abandoned open cast mine of South Eastern Coalfields Limited in Dipka area under Hardi Bazar police …

Chhattisgarh: Three dead after portion of abandoned coal mine caves in at Korba district
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: Three dead after portion of abandoned coal mine caves in at Korba district

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh news: Three people were feared dead after a portion of an abandoned coal mine caved in at Korba district in Chhattisgarh today, police said. The incident took place at around 3:00 pm when the victims illegally entered the abandoned open cast mine of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd in Dipka area under Hardi Bazar police station limits to fetch coal, …

Fire in Nagaland’s ‘rat-hole’ coal mine kills many
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Fire in Nagaland’s ‘rat-hole’ coal mine kills many

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Six workers were killed and four others seriously injured after a fire broke out in a rat-hole coal mine in Nagaland’s Wokha district in the afternoon of January 25. The district officials did not provide details of the mishap but local MLA Achumbemo Kikon said the fire incident was reported from a rat-hole coal mine between 12:30 and 1 …

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rat-mining gets the job done!
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rat-mining gets the job done!

Hindustan Times  

For 24 hours, Munna Qureshi kept digging away, metres deep inside a 2.6-feet-wide steel pipe. The job eventually fell to 12 so-called “rat-hole miners” or “rat miners” such as Qureshi, who were tasked with chipping away at 12 metres of debris — at the end of it lay freedom for all those men and relief for all their families. “I …

What are ‘rat miners’? Controversial specialists brought in for final stretch of India tunnel rescue
1 year, 1 month ago

What are ‘rat miners’? Controversial specialists brought in for final stretch of India tunnel rescue

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A mining technique that has …

How the Controversial Rat-hole Mining Helped in Saving Trapped Workers in Uttarkashi Tunnel
1 year, 1 month ago

How the Controversial Rat-hole Mining Helped in Saving Trapped Workers in Uttarkashi Tunnel

News 18  

After all the efforts to rescue 41 workers trapped inside the collapsed Silkyara tunnel failed to make headway, a banned mining practice came to the aid of the rescuers. The Rat-hole mining technique, which began on Monday, helped reduce the distance between the trapped workers and the rescuers as a team of “rat-hole miners” drilled through tonnes of concrete and …

India rescuers dig by hand to free 41 tunnel workers trapped for weeks
1 year, 1 month ago

India rescuers dig by hand to free 41 tunnel workers trapped for weeks

Al Jazeera  

‘Rat miners’ to drill through a narrow pipe to pull out workers trapped in the Himalayan tunnel after high-powered machines fail. Rescuers in India are preparing to dig by hand to reach 41 workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for 16 days, a rescue operation hit by repeated setbacks. The drilling from inside the pipe, which is 900mm wide, …

BJP leaders behind illegal coal mining in Assam: Assam Jatiya Parishad
1 year, 10 months ago

BJP leaders behind illegal coal mining in Assam: Assam Jatiya Parishad

The Hindu  

Some Bharatiya Janata Party leaders are behind illegal coal mining in Assam, a State-based political party has alleged in a set of memorandums on February 16. AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi and general secretary Jagadish Bhuyan said illegal rat-hole coal mining has continued in Assam besides Meghalaya and other north-eastern States with the alleged patronage of the BJP leaders and in …

At least 10 miners killed in Indonesia coal mine explosion; 4 rescued
2 years, 1 month ago

At least 10 miners killed in Indonesia coal mine explosion; 4 rescued

The Hindu  

At least 10 miners died in a coal mine explosion in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Friday and four others were rescued, officials said. All of the survivors experienced shortness of breath and were evacuated for further treatment,” said Octavianto, a spokesperson for the local search and rescue agency, who like many Indonesians uses only one name. In April, an …

5 Decomposed Bodies of Assam Labourers Missing in Arunachal Pradesh Found
2 years, 5 months ago

5 Decomposed Bodies of Assam Labourers Missing in Arunachal Pradesh Found

News 18  

Bodies of five Assam labourers, who were among the 19 missing from a road construction site in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district for a fortnight, were found in a dense forest, a senior district official said on Friday. Rescue teams have found the five decomposed bodies in the dense forest between Huri and Tapa in the last couple of days, …

Three stuck in coal mine dead
2 years, 10 months ago

Three stuck in coal mine dead

Deccan Chronicle  

Peddapalli: A day after the major accident at Adriyala long-wall of RG-3 of Singareni Collieries Company Limited Ramagundem, rescue teams found three bodies under the coal debris. Tragedy struck around Monday 2 pm when miners were fixing a roof bolt on the top layer at 86th level of the coal mine. A huge block of coal which is of 30 …

Rescue operation for trapped miners in Meghalaya called off due to rain
3 years, 6 months ago

Rescue operation for trapped miners in Meghalaya called off due to rain

India TV News  

Thirty-nine days after five miners were trapped in a flooded coal mine in Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills district, the state government has called off the rescue operation due to incessant rainfall, an official said on Thursday. After three bodies could be retrieved from inside the mine since mid-June, the district administration was forced to take the decision given the increasing …

Rescuers Unable to Retrieve Object Suspected to be Body of Miner from Meghalaya Coal Pit
3 years, 6 months ago

Rescuers Unable to Retrieve Object Suspected to be Body of Miner from Meghalaya Coal Pit

News 18  

Rescuers on Thursday were unable to retrieve a "suspicious object", likely to be the body of a miner, due to the accumulation of debris at the bottom of the flooded 152-metre-deep coal pit in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district where five people have been trapped since May 30, an official said. As the dewatering process was on using 10 high-powered …

First Body Retrieved from Flooded Meghalaya Coal Mine
3 years, 6 months ago

First Body Retrieved from Flooded Meghalaya Coal Mine

News 18  

A body was retrieved on Wednesday afternoon from the flooded coal pit in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district where five miners were trapped since May 30, an official said. The operation to retrieve the second “suspicious object” was called off as the visibility in the water was affected during the retrieval of the first body, the official said. The ROV …

5 Trapped for 14 Days in Meghalaya Mine, Navy Joins Rescue Efforts
3 years, 7 months ago

5 Trapped for 14 Days in Meghalaya Mine, Navy Joins Rescue Efforts

News 18  

The Indian Navy, which was able to pull out three bodies from a flooded mine in Meghalaya using a sophisticated machine in 2019, on Sunday joined operations to rescue five miners trapped for 14 days in another such illegal coal mine in the state, an official said. The water level in the mine at Umpleng in East Jaintia Hills district, …

Navy to Join in Meghalaya Mine Rescue Efforts; 5 Trapped for 13 Days
3 years, 7 months ago

Navy to Join in Meghalaya Mine Rescue Efforts; 5 Trapped for 13 Days

News 18  

The Indian Navy, which was able to pull out three bodies from a flooded mine in Meghalaya using a sophisticated machine in 2019, will be joining operations to rescue five miners trapped for 13 days in another such illegal coal mine in the state, an official said on Saturday. The water level in the mine at Umpleng in East Jaintia …

No Sign of Trapped Miners Even After 10 Days, Meghalaya CM Says Rescue Ops Still On
3 years, 7 months ago

No Sign of Trapped Miners Even After 10 Days, Meghalaya CM Says Rescue Ops Still On

News 18  

The rescue operations at Krem Ule in East Jaintia Hills district’s Umpleng suffered a setback following the rise in water level, said Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday, adding that the rescue efforts are still on to save the five miners trapped deep inside an illegal coal mine. Stating that the authorities concerned are trying their best to …

4 Days On, No Headway in Search for Trapped Miners in Meghalaya; NDRF Joins Efforts
3 years, 7 months ago

4 Days On, No Headway in Search for Trapped Miners in Meghalaya; NDRF Joins Efforts

News 18  

The National Disaster Response Force on Thursday joined the rescue efforts at the illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district where five miners are trapped. The miners are trapped for the last four days inside the illegal coal mine that was flooded after a dynamite explosion. At least five miners have been identified by the district administration — …

Miners Still Trapped in Meghalaya Coal Mine, Rain Hampers Rescue Efforts
3 years, 7 months ago

Miners Still Trapped in Meghalaya Coal Mine, Rain Hampers Rescue Efforts

News 18  

Heavy rainfall on Tuesday is hampering operations to rescue at least five miners trapped for two days deep inside an illegal rat-hole coal pit in Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills district, officials said. The district administration has identified five miners four from Assam and one from Tripura who were trapped at the coal pit in the remote Umpleng area of Sutnga …

Meghalaya: 5 labourers trapped following flooding at coal mine in East Jaintia Hills
3 years, 7 months ago

Meghalaya: 5 labourers trapped following flooding at coal mine in East Jaintia Hills

India TV News  

Four labourers from Assam and one from Tripura were feared trapped after a dynamite blast led to the flooding of a coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, a senior police officer said. The delay in identification of the probable site was due to inclement weather, poor night light condition, and non-availability of any eye-witness account," the East …

Five Labourers Feared Trapped After Explosion in Illegal Coal Mine in Meghalaya, FIR Registered
3 years, 7 months ago

Five Labourers Feared Trapped After Explosion in Illegal Coal Mine in Meghalaya, FIR Registered

News 18  

A case was on Monday registered in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills police station on the basis of some eye-witnesses against an incident of illegal rat-hole coal mining which left five labourers feared trapped inside the mine after it collapsed due to a “sudden explosion of dynamite”. The district police were able to identify the probable location of the incident at …

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