Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said navy deep divers have been requisitioned to assist in the rescue operation. The water level inside the mine has risen to nearly 100 feet, according to the assessment by the stationed team. The divers are flying in from Visakhapatnam and are expected to arrive soon.

Several laborers are feared trapped in a coal mine in Umrangso, Assam. Authorities, including the DC and SP, are responding to the incident, and assistance from the Army, SDRF, and NDRF has been requested for the ongoing rescue operation.

Several workers are feared trapped inside a 'rat hole' coal mine after water entered into the 300-foot-deep quarry in the Dima Hasao district of Assam. The illegal mine is located in Umrangso, a remote industrial town near the Meghalaya border,

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on January 6, shared a list of labourers who are trapped in the coal mine in Umrangso, Dima Hasao, Assam