Assam, India

At least 9 miners are trapped in a coal mine in India's northeastern Assam state
At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation. The miners became trapped on Monday morning in the Umrangso area in Dima Hasao district,
Rescuers in India struggle to save trapped miners
Rescuers in India’s northeastern Assam state struggled for a fourth day Thursday to save eight workers trapped in a flooded coal mine. Indian army and paramilitary forces joined the efforts and helped retrieve one body from the 300-foot-deep mine located in Umrangso, a remote industrial town in Dima Hasao district.
Assam coal mine rescue: Coal India brings in 500 GPM pump to dewater mine
Coal India has brought in a pump of 500 GPM (gallons per minute) to dewater the mine. The installation of this pump is now underway.
Three miners feared dead in India's Assam state, six others trapped
By Tora Agarwala GUWAHATI (Reuters) -Three miners were feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India's northeastern Assam state, authorities said on Tuesday, and the men were part of a total of nine still trapped as rescue teams worked to reach them.
Rescuers search for workers trapped in flooded coal mine in India’s Assam state
At least nine workers remained trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation.
Rescue efforts underway as three miners feared dead in Assam
Rescuers try to reach nine men trapped in a flooded coal mine in India's Assam:::: Authorities say at least three miners are feared deadIn a statement the local government said three bodies have been spotted by rescue teams but have not yet been recovered.
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Dewatering Operations Persist in Assam's Abandoned Coal Mine Amid Ongoing Rescue Efforts
Dewatering continues in Assam's abandoned coal mine to aid rescue efforts for trapped miners. Chief Minister clarifies mine's ...
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Assam mine collapse: Special team reaches site to rescue trapped workers, to proceed after dewatering
A 12-member special rescue team of Coal India reaches the site of the coal mine of 3 Kilo Umrangso area in Dima Hasao ...
Water recedes at Assam rat-hole coal mine as rescue efforts continue
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Assam cabinet nod for classification of oil palms as cash crop
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Gogoi flays Assam CM’s wealth surge, calls for GST reforms
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Assam mining tragedy: ‘Sardar’ of labourers held, dewatering exercise underway
The ‘sardar’ of workers of the coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, where eight miners remained trapped, was arrested, even as a dewatering exercise continued in the quarry to facilitate the ...
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Indicates February Panchayat Polls Possible If Court Judgement Received by Midnight
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