This is the second body rescued by teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Army and Assam Rifles. The deceased miner, whose body was recovered at 7:36 AM has been identified as Lt. Lijen Magar, (27) a resident of Kalamati village in the district.

Nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district after a sudden gush of water flooded the quarry.

In Guwahati, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the mine was earlier run by the state’s mines and minerals department but was abandoned 12 years ago, calling Monday’s mining operation “illegal”.

Leader trapped in Assam's flooded coal mine arrested; dewatering of 340ft-shaft continues with ONGC and Coal India machines. Congress protests illegal coal syndicate, accusing CM Sarma's government of failure,

At least 8 miners are trapped, three confirmed dead at the time of producing this bulletin, as rescue teams battle against time in Assam This is the grim reality unfolding in the state's Dima Hasao district,

Efforts to rescue eight people from a coal mine in Assam entered the fifth day on Friday, with Coal India installing a 500 GPM (gallons per minute) pump to dewater the mine, in which the people have been trapped since January 6.

Several miners are trapped inside in a coal mine at 3 Kilo, Umrangso area since January 6. Reportedly, as of now only one body has been recovered from the mine, as teams from the Army and Navy work to rescue trapped miners.