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.
Three Christian organizations have jointly petitioned the Dima Hasao district administration, urging legal action against VHP leader Surendra Jain for what they described as an "unfounded" accusation against the Church regarding its alleged involvement in the "drug business."
