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18 Jun 2021

Meghalaya coal mine: Water level down by 22 ft, Navy divers search for miners

The water level in the flooded 152-metre-deep coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, where five people have been trapped since May 30, receded by 22 feet on Friday, an official said.

17 Jan 2019

Body of one out of 15 miners, trapped in Meghalaya mine, spotted

The body was first spotted by rescue teams, including the Indian Navy and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), with the help of an Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (UWROV).

Meghalaya mine disaster

07 Jan 2019

Meghalaya mine mishap: Water being pumped out, Navy divers get to work

As many as 15 workers were trapped in a 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in Ksan area of Lumthari village in the state.

03 Jan 2019

Meghalaya mine: No change in water level

The divers of the Navy and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were not able to resume the search operation for the 15 trapped miners as they could not go inside due to the high water level.

Meghalaya miners rescue operation

02 Jan 2019

Meghalaya miners rescue ops update, Day 21: Navy, NDRF divers to measure water

The exercise will be undertaken to ascertain if the abandoned mine is connected with the 370-foot-deep mine in which the 15 miners were trapped.

29 Dec 2018

Rescue operations underway to trace Meghalaya miners; 3 helmets recovered

The miners are trapped in a 370-feet deep illegal mine in Lumthari village in the district since December 13, when water from the nearby River Lytein flooded the mine.

29 Dec 2018

Morning Breaking; 21 NDRF personnel, 10 high-power pumps deployed for rescue operation in Meghalaya

Indian Air force has airlifted 21 personnel of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) with 10 high power pumps from Bhubaneswar to rescue 15 miners trapped in a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya since December 13 last

28 Dec 2018

Fate of trapped Meghalaya miners still uncertain, Navy joins rescue operations

IAF, Coal India Limited and Kirloskar Brothers' Limited are already part of the rescue team trying to bring out the 15 stranded miners from the illegal coal mine in Jaintia Hills district.

26 Dec 2018

Meghalaya: Rescue operation may resume today for miners trapped for 2 weeks

Time is running out for 15 miners trapped in an illegal quarry in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district since December 13, as rescue operations were suspended by the state government this week for want of high-powered pumps to remove water from the pit.

22 Dec 2018

Meghalaya: More than dozen miners still trapped as rescue operations continue

The CM said that in its last-ditch effort to save them, the state government has sought high-power submersible pumps from the Coal India Ltd.

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