Army engaged in rescuing workers trapped in Assam coal mine
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 (January 7, 2025).
A relief task force with specialists such as divers and sappers, equipped with essential tools, reached the site in Umrangso to rescue the miners, a defence spokesperson said.
‘’Engineers task force with equipment, divers and medical teams from the Indian army and the Assam Rifles have joined the rescue efforts’‘, he said.
All efforts are underway in close coordination with the civil administration to rescue the trapped people, another official said.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked the army for extending their help in the rescue operations.
‘’Much gratitude for this quick response. We are deploying all possible efforts to ensure the safe return of our miners’‘, the chief minister posted on ‘X’.
NDRF and SDRF personnel are also at the site to rescue the miners trapped inside the coal mine.
Two water pumping machines were also put into use to flush out the water, an official said.
January 07, 2025 11:05
Labourers trapped in ‘flooded’ Assam coal mine
At least half a dozen labourers are feared trapped in a flooded coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district.
There is no clarity on how water seeped into the mine but a preliminary police report, citing some locals, said four to six workers have been trapped inside the pit since about 8 a.m. on Monday. The spot is about 30 km from the nearest police station at Umrangso and takes about seven hours to reach from Haflong, the district headquarters.
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