{"id":133490,"date":"2025-01-07T20:59:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T15:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=133490"},"modified":"2025-01-07T20:59:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T15:29:26","slug":"heroic-indian-army-and-assam-rifles-launch-daring-night-rescue-in-umrangso-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=133490","title":{"rendered":"Heroic Indian Army and Assam Rifles Launch Daring Night Rescue in Umrangso Mine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-133224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/New-Logo-Smal.jpg?resize=187%2C52&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">R<\/span>escue operations at a flooded coal mine in Assam\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=118934\">Dima Hasao<\/a> district intensified on January 7 as specialists made two diving attempts to save 15 workers trapped since January 6. The mine, located in Umrangso, experienced a sudden flood when workers inadvertently struck an underground water source.<\/span><\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_133491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133491\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Heroic Indian Army and Assam Rifles Launch Daring Night Rescue in Umrangso Mine\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-133491 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-62.jpg?resize=768%2C432&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Heroic Indian Army and Assam Rifles Launch Daring Night Rescue in Umrangso Mine\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-62.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-62.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-62.jpg?resize=750%2C422&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heroic Indian Army and Assam Rifles Launch Daring Night Rescue in Umrangso Mine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A comprehensive rescue effort has been launched, involving multiple agencies and specialised teams. The Indian Army and Assam Rifles have deployed expert divers and engineers to the site, enhancing capabilities with lighting systems for continuous operations. Meanwhile, Union Coal Minister Kishan Reddy has mobilised resources from Coal India Limited in response to an urgent request from Assam\u2019s Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma. The operation now includes personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and specialised units from the Navy and Air Force.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">State Mines Minister Kaushik Rai, present at the scene, confirmed that engineers are diligently working to pump water from the mine shaft. The task is critical, as the flooding stemmed from an accidental breach of an underground water source inside the rat hole mine, trapping the miners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In parallel with the rescue efforts, police investigations have highlighted potential illegal mining activities at the site. Evidence unearthed during the probe led to the arrest of one suspect, Punish Nunisa. Authorities are actively pursuing further leads to uncover additional violations and enforce pertinent mining laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The situation remains tense, with the focus squarely on the safe rescue of the trapped miners. This incident sheds light on the perils associated with mining operations and the critical need for stringent regulatory oversight to prevent such tragedies. As rescue teams race against time, the nation watches, hopeful for a successful recovery operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rescue operations at a flooded coal mine in Assam\u2019s Dima Hasao district intensified on January 7 as specialists made two diving attempts to save 15 workers trapped since January 6. The mine, located in Umrangso, experienced a sudden flood when workers inadvertently struck an underground water source. A comprehensive rescue effort has been launched, involving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[8355,39260,13382,18764,39267,22833,39283,39265,39259,354,39274,17174,39271,39268,39266,39281,39276,39282,39278,18109,39270,39272,39275,39273,39280,39277,39264,27761,39279,39269,39261,39262,39263],"class_list":["post-133490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-air-force","tag-assam-dima-hasao","tag-assam-floods","tag-assam-rifles","tag-coal-india-limited","tag-emergency-response","tag-environmental-safety","tag-expert-divers","tag-flooded-coal-mine","tag-himanta-biswa-sarma","tag-illegal-mining-activities","tag-indian-army","tag-kaushik-rai","tag-kishan-reddy","tag-lighting-systems","tag-mining-industry-risks","tag-mining-laws-violations","tag-mining-operations-incident","tag-mining-safety","tag-national-disaster-response-force","tag-navy","tag-pump-water","tag-punish-nunisa","tag-rat-hole-mine","tag-recovery-operation","tag-regulatory-oversight","tag-rescue-effort","tag-rescue-operations","tag-rescue-teams","tag-state-disaster-response-force","tag-trapped-workers","tag-umrangso-mine-flood","tag-underground-water-source"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157557,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=157557","url_meta":{"origin":133490,"position":0},"title":"Assam Protests Over Price Rise: AASU Asks, Govt with People or Elite?","author":"ASSAM TIMES POST","date":"August 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The All Assam Students\u2019 Union (AASU) staged protests across Assam on Thursday, accusing the state government of failing to protect households from a sharp rise in the prices of essential commodities and vowing sustained agitation until costs fall. 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