Assam: Body of minor recovered from flooded mine after 48 hours of rescue efforts
Nine miners have been trapped since January 6 after an illegal rat-hole mining site was inundated by underground water.
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Assam coal mine workers may have accidentally struck an underground water source causing flooding
Meanwhile, officials suggest the accident may have occurred after the workers accidentally struck a water source while mining. This caused a sudden flood which trapped the miners inside the narrow ...
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Gaurav Gogoi: 'It's shocking that despite 2014 NGT ban, rat-hole mining remains rampant in Assam'
Gaurav Gogoi, MP, has expressed shock over illegal rat-hole mining in Assam, urging for a ban enforcement. He stressed the ...
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Oppn parties seek probe into legality of Umrangso coal mine
Congress MP from Assam and deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, while praying for the swift and safe rescue of the ...
Army, Navy, NDRF deployed to rescue 11 trapped in flooded Assam 'rat hole' mine
Rescue teams from the Army, Navy, Assam Rifles, NDRF, and SDRF have been deployed to save 11 miners trapped in a flooded 'rat ...