Navy divers have been withdrawn from rescue operations at a coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district with the hope of survival of 5 trapped labourers showing to be slim at the same time as dewatering train entered the ninth day on Tuesday, officers mentioned.
Dewatering of the quarry, which is 340 ft deep, continued with specialised machines introduced in by ONGC and Coal India.
The water stage, which was initially at 100 ft, is coming down regularly and on Monday, it additional receded by three metres, an official mentioned.
It was troublesome to say when the water can be ”utterly cleared or when the rescue and search operations contained in the quarry would resume”, he added.
“Navy divers, who have been requisitioned for rescue operations since January 7 have been withdrawn and moved out of the location,” one other official mentioned.
9 employees have been trapped contained in the mine in Umrangsu on January 6 after a sudden gush of water flooded the quarry.
4 our bodies have thus far been recovered, the official mentioned.
”The hope of survival of the remaining trapped miners seems to be waning as they continue to be trapped for the ninth day. Nonetheless, the rescue operations will proceed,” he mentioned.
Dewatering is being carried out with the assistance of 9 pumps whereas six extra have been put in to be used if required, he mentioned.
The rescue operations have been being carried out collectively by the military, Assam Rifles, NDRF, SDRF and district administration.
An underwater remote-operating car was additionally being despatched contained in the quarry at common intervals to seize photographs of the trapped miners, the official mentioned.
The primary physique was recovered on January eight and three others on Saturday.
The chief minister had earlier claimed that the mine was deserted 12 years in the past and was below the Assam Mineral Growth Company until three years in the past.
He mentioned that the chief of the employees has been arrested, and the police are conducting investigations into the case.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in search of a SIT probe into the mining tragedy in Assam.
He additionally alleged that “unlawful mining continues unchecked” on account of “weak regulation enforcement and native complicity” within the northeastern state.
