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Guwahati: The rescue teams in Assam on Wednesday rescued the body of another labourer trapped inside the coal mine in Assam’s Umrangso, officials said.
Minister Kaushik Rai giving the details told reporters said that the body of another labourer was taken out from the coal mine on Wednesday by the rescue force.
“There were nine labourers trapped inside the mine. Earlier, the bodies of four labourers were rescued by the Army team and disaster response forces,” the minister said.
A total of nine labourers have been trapped while five have been rescued so far after they got trapped inside the mine in Umrangso locality in Assam’s Dima Hasao district in January.
“Today, the dewatering of the Umrangso mines was completed to a level where retrieval operations could be launched. The mortal remains of the remaining five miners have been recovered and brought up from the mine shaft. The process to identify the remains has been initiated,” said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Earlier, the Chief Minister announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 10 lakh for four labourers who died in the coal mine tragedy. Moreover, the families of the rest of the five labourers who also got trapped in the mine would also receive the same ex-gratia amount.
“A judicial enquiry commission headed by Justice Anima Hazarika, former Judge of Gauhati High Court will be instituted to examine the matter and fix responsibility against responsible officers, individuals and institutions. An SoP will be framed regarding effecting a blanket ban on rat hole mining in the state,” he added.
