On Friday evening, personnel from the Pune-based Kirloskar Brothers Limited were able to insert two water pumps inside the mine, official spokesperson R. Susngi said from the site. Coal India Limited personnel also inserted a pump in an old mine located near the main shaft, Susngi said. With these high-power pumps being inserted, the operation to dewater the main shaft and the old mine is likely to commence from Saturday, he said. “Navy divers will determine the water level in the main shaft after the dewatering process by Kirloskar Brothers Limited,” Susngi said. Rescuers are hoping that the high-power submersible pumps, which can take out at least 500 gallons of water per minute, will help bring down the water level drastically.

Source: The Telegraph January 04, 2019 18:58 UTC