Rescue operations, supported by various agencies such as the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and army and navy personnel, have been enhanced through the use of drones for mapping the impacted area.

Rescue operations at a flooded coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district have reached the seventh day. Nine workers were trapped after the mine flooded. Four bodies have been recovered, and dewatering is ongoing.

Rescue workers discover another dead body of a labourer body trapped inside the coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao.

A body was recovered on Saturday morning by rescue teams from the rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo, Umrangso area, in Dima Hasao district of Assam, an official said. This is the second body rescued by teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF),

Rescue operations continue in Umrangso, Assam, with four bodies recovered from a flooded coal mine, as authorities investigate the illegal operation.

Body of one of the nine workers trapped inside a coal mine in the Dima Hasao district of Assam was recovered by army divers on Wednesday. It was the third day of the rescue operations, officials said.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday (January 7, 2025) that a person has been arrested after nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in Dima Hasao district, which “appears to be illegal”. He also said a case was registered in connection with the incident that occurred on Monday (January 6, 2025) in the Umrangso area.

Sanjit has been stuck in a 300-foot-deep pit in the mine, where around 100 feet is full of water, since Sunday with seven other miners

Assam CM clarifies on Umrangso mine, stating it was abandoned, not illegal. Rescue operations continue amid grim conditions.