The Indian Army has mobilized a relief task force comprising divers, sappers, and other relevant personnel to rescue trapped miners in Umrangshu, Dima Hasao district, Assam. The task force aims to assist the ongoing efforts by the SDRF and NDRF with equipment and coordination with civil administration.

The Indian Army has initiated a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission to assist in the rescue of miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in the remote "3 Kilo" area of Dima Hasao, near the Assam-Meghalaya border.

A task force of the Indian army and Assam Rifles have reached Umrangso in the Dima Hasao district of Assam where at least nine labourers are trapped in a coal mine, officials said on Tuesday. A senior Army official said,

Three people are believed to have died after nine men became trapped in a coal mine in India’s north-eastern Assam state. Authorities told Reuters on Tuesday, Jan. 7, that rescuers had worked throughout the night to save the miners.

In response to an urgent call for assistance by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Indian Army on January 6, mobilized a specialized Relief Task Force to rescue miners trapped in Umrangso,