The mine became flooded after at least 15 miners went down the narrow pit on December 13. Navy divers and NDRF personnel had not been able to reach the trapped miners, he said. Rescuers are now placing their hopes on a huge pump from state miner Coal India Ltd that is being installed on a concrete platform near the mine. At its peak, the state produced coal worth $4 billion a year, or about a tenth of India's total production. While the Thailand drama got round-the-clock international media coverage, the trapped miners in Meghalaya are getting very little attention, even within India.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 04, 2019 12:11 UTC