Assam requisitions Navy divers for rescue operation of trapped coal miners

Assam Government has requisitioned Navy divers to assist in the rescue operation of trapped coal miners at Umrangso in Dima Hasao district close to the Meghalaya border. The miners became trapped inside a ‘rat-hole’ coal mine after water gushed into the 300-foot-deep quarry. 

The Army has already launched a joint operation with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force.



The Army mobilized a special relief task force comprising divers, engineers, and other trained personnel equipped with essential tools to carry out the rescue operation.

In a social media post, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned that Navy divers from Visakhapatnam, are expected to arrive soon as water levels in the mine have risen to nearly 100 feet.