In the wake of the devastating Umrongso mine tragedy, which claimed the lives of four individuals and left five others missing, the Assam Cabinet has announced a series of decisive measures to provide relief to affected families, investigate the incident, and prevent similar disasters in the future.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Borah launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of shielding key figures in the illegal mining operations linked to the Umrongso coal mine tragedy.
The grim discovery of three more bodies on Saturday has brought the death toll in the Umrongso coal mine tragedy to four, with five miners still trapped in the flooded rat-hole mine at 3 Kilo, Dima Hasao district
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that a joint rescue team, comprising the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Assam Rifles, is working tirelessly to dewater the flooded mine.
While rescue efforts by the NDRF, Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Assam Rifles continue to recover the bodies of 17 labourers from a coal mine in Umrongso, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) launched statewide protests on Friday. The APCC accused the BJP-led government of enabling an illegal coal syndicate responsible for the tragic incident in Dima Hasao district.
The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) has accused the state government of attempting to cover up the Umrongso coal mine tragedy by targeting minor players instead of dismantling an alleged coal smuggling syndicate operating under political and administrative patronage.
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
