Efforts underway to rescue the labourers trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Dima Hasao district. Pics//Defence PRO and PTI
A team comprising of one officer and eleven sailors, includes highly trained Clearance Divers skilled in deep depth diving and recovery operations are on site, an official statement said
The team is fully equipped for the critical and sensitive mission, carrying specialised equipment such as deep diving gear and underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) for search and rescue, it said
The effort is being conducted in close coordination with the Indian Army, NDRF and the local civil administration to ensure an immediate and effective response
With intensive search and rescue operations underway, regular information is being exchanged with all agencies involved to facilitate a smooth and timely rescue operation
The rescue operations by multiple state and central agencies continued for the fourth day on Thursday to locate trapped miners inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam, officials said
The labourers were on Monday trapped inside the 3-Kilo Coal Quarry in Umrangso area, around 250 km from Guwahati, after a sudden gush of water flooded the site
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