Two more bodies were recovered on Saturday from a rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo, Umrangso area, in Dima Hasao district of Assam by a joint rescue team comprising the Indian Navy and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), bringing the death toll to four in the mining accident.
The event was attended by notable dignitaries, including Prasant Phukan, Power Minister of Assam; KK Diwedi, Principal Secretary (Energy), Assam; Syedain Abbasi, Chairman of APDCL; Rakesh Kumar, Managing Director of APDCL; and Bibhu Bhuinya, Managing Director of APGCL.
Shiva Thapa and Sachin Siwach continued their stellar campaigns at the 8th Elite Men's National Boxing Championship, securing emphatic victories on Day 4 to enter the quarterfinals. Thapa, representing Assam, maintained his dominant form in the Welterweight (60-65kg) category with a 5-0 win
This is the second body rescued by teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Army and Assam Rifles. The deceased miner, whose body was recovered at 7:36 AM has been identified as Lt. Lijen Magar, (27) a resident of Kalamati village in the district.
A 12-member special rescue team of Coal India reaches the site of the coal mine of 3 Kilo Umrangso area in Dima Hasao district to help in the search and rescue operations to locate and rescue 8 other workers who are trapped in the inundated rat-hole mine.
The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) and Cricket Association for the Blind in Kerala (CABK) on Friday announced that the Women's National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind 2025 will kick off on January 13 in Ernakulam.
A heavy-duty pump from Coal India, with a capacity of 500 GPM (Gallons Per Minute), has been brought in. An NDRF official mentioned that multiple pumps would be installed to drain the water from the mine.
This comes as part of a joint rescue operation of the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, NDRF, SDRF teams and other agencies to rescue 9 people who have been trapped in a coal mine at 3 Kilo, Umrangso area here since January 6. Today (January 10) marks the fifth day of the rescue and relief efforts.
Sushila Rai Sonuaru, wife of the Nepali mine worker killed in the coal mine mishap in Dima Hasao, has arrived at the mine site to receive her husband, Ganga Bahadur Shreth's body.
Joint rescue operation of the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, NDRF, SDRF teams and other agencies continued on Friday to rescue 8 people who have been trapped in a coal mine at 3 Kilo, Umrangso area since January 6.