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Nine labourers trapped in coal mine in Assam, CM Sarma seeks Army’s help
Guwahati: Around nine labourers have been trapped in a coal mine in the Umrangshu locality in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, earlier in the day, reports said.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that at least nine labourers have been identified, who were trapped in a coal mine in the Umrangshu locality in the Dima Hasao district of Assam.
The state administration and the police have launched an operation to rescue the trapped labourers from the mine.
According to police, the exact number of labourers who got trapped inside the coal mine is still unknown.
Out of the nine labourers who were trapped still in the coal mine, one is a Nepali national, one from West Bengal and the rest hail from different parts of Assam.
They have been identified as Ganga Bahadur Shreth, Hussain Ali, Jakir Hussain, Sarpa Barman, Mustafa Seikh, Khusi Mohan Rai, Sanjit Sarkar, Lijan Magar and Sarat Goyary.
The state administration has sought assistance from the Army in the rescue operation.
Taking to social media platform X, CM Sarma said, “We have requested the Army’s assistance in the ongoing rescue operation. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are also on their way to the incident site to aid in the efforts.”
The Chief Minister has sent the District Commissioner (DC) and the Superintendent of Police of the Dima Hasao district to the site.
