5 minors stuck in illegal coal mine Meghalaya, state to seek from navy

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The Meghalaya government will seek navy help after five minors got stuck in an illegal coal mine for 12 days. “We have written to the Ministry of Defence to provide us Navy divers for assisting in the rescue operation,” Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma was quoted as saying by News18.

The water level inside the illegal coal mine has come down to an extent, but that is not enough for the rescuers to start operations inside, an official told PTI on Thursday.

He said that the dewatering process is on and the water level inside the vertical shaft of the coal pit has decreased to about 36.6 metre from 46 metre recorded on June 4.

Around 60 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and various state agencies are waiting for the water level to come down to about 10 meters in the 152 metre- deep pit, as that is the maximum level in which they can work, a magistrate posted at the site at Umpleng told PTI.

Meanwhile, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said that the condition is difficult for the rescuers and efforts to reach the trapped miners are making little progress.

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