In Assam, almost after 144 hours of Umrangso coal mine tragedy, rescue team retrieved three bodies from the quarry this morning. The coal miners were on Monday early morning trapped inside the 3-Kilo Coal Quarry in Umrangso in Dima Hasao district, after a sudden gush of water flooded the site. Five miners are still missing.

Akashvani’s correspondent reports, the Navy, Army, NDRF, SDRF, ONGC, Coal India and district administration are working jointly to trace and rescue the remaining rat-hole coal miners. Two persons have been so far arrested in connection with the tragedy one Punush Nunisa, the block holder of the mine and Hanan Laskar, who was responsible for overseeing worker engagement and payments. The Navy, Army, NDRF, SDRF, ONGC, Coal India and district administration are working jointly to trace and rescue the remaining rat-hole coal miners.