The tragic deaths of 13 miners trapped in an illegal rat-hole mining site in Assam's Dima Hasao district have sparked intense outrage, with opposition parties accusing the BJP-led state government of negligence and complicity in illegal mining activities.
Rescue operations at the "3 Kilo" coal mine in Umrongso, Assam’s Dima Hasao district, have entered their third day, but despite relentless efforts, there is still no sign of the trapped miners, whether dead or alive.
The body of Rajen Sherch, a 42-year-old miner from Nepal's Udaipur district, was recovered early Wednesday morning from a flooded coal mine in 3 Kilo, Umrongso, located in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. The discovery, made at 8:45 AM, came as rescue operations resumed despite persistent rainfall and challenging conditions.
Rescue operations at the flooded illegal coal mine in Umrongso, located in Assam's Dima Hasao district, were suspended for the day at 6 PM and will resume early Wednesday morning
Rescue efforts are underway at the Umrongso coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, where more than 10 miners remain trapped after a catastrophic flooding incident on Monday morning.
At least 13 coal miners are reportedly stranded in a flooded coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district since 7 a.m. on Monday. The incident occurred at Coal Mine No. 19 in Tin Kilo under the jurisdiction of Umrangso police station, according to local sources.
Engineers and workers of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) are working around the clock to fully repair a damaged railway track in Assam's Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section, where a loaded goods train derailed on October 31, 2024.
