Dima Hasao: To rescue eight individuals who have been stranded since Monday, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) began draining water from the Dima Hasao coal mine on Wednesday.

According to HPS Kandari, Commandant of the 1st Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), two pumps are being utilized to drain water from the coal mine site, where rescue efforts are now in progress. He affirmed that the procedure would go on through the night so that, once the water is eliminated, a manual search may start.

Kandari told the media report, “They are using two pumps; one is already pumping the water and the other is getting started. The process has already begun.” All night long, this procedure will continue. We may enter and do the manual search when the water has been cleared.

Harmeet Singh, the Special Director General of Police (DGP), said on Wednesday that a single corpse had been discovered at the bottom of the shaft. During Tuesday, the water was very murky and corrosive. Thus, nothing could be seen. As a result, four divers—both Army and NDRF—went down today. One corpse was successfully recovered from the shaft’s bottom. We now have artery tunnels on both sides.

Singh went on to say, “The Navy ROV has completed one circuit of the whole shaft, and the remotely controlled vehicle (ROV) has completed one round. The ROV is capable of both sonar and photography. Nothing has been discovered by that. Navy divers are now descending to the shaft. Before we begin to enter the tunnels, we shall first clean out the shaft. The well is being regularly dewatered in the meantime.

The combined rescue team’s challenges were previously discussed by HPS Kandari, Commandant of the 1st Battalion of the NDRF. “There were numerous attempts on Tuesday, but we were unsuccessful,” Kandari said. We retrieved one corpse from a combined team’s dive in the mine today.

The dangerous circumstances beneath have presented several obstacles for rescue personnel since the mine collapse, which trapped many miners. Specialized assistance is now being requested from diving specialists.

“Diving in other places is another thing, but in these situations, we need experts, as we cannot guesstimate what conditions would be there inside,” Kandari said, highlighting the risks and uncertainty of the operation. The rescue operation may be hampered by a variety of mining equipment.