Saturday, January 18

Tag: Dima Hasao

Rescuers fight water and time to save Dima Hasao miners
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Rescuers fight water and time to save Dima Hasao miners

The recovery of one body, identified as Ganga Bahadur Srestho from Nepal, presented difficulties for rescue efforts at a flooded coal mine in the Dima Hasao region of Assam on Wednesday. There are still eight stranded miners, and their chances of surviving are dwindling. The miners have been being rescued by a combined team of the Army, Navy, and emergency response agencies. However, the endeavor has been made more difficult by the mine's murky and corrosive water. Special DGP Harmeet Singh emphasized the challenges in emptying the mine, pointing out that there appears to be an underground link to another water supply, which keeps the water level high. No more remains or evidence of the trapped miners have been found, despite the use of sophisticated equipment, such as a remote underwa...
By CEM Debolal, the Sixth Jatinga Utsav inaugurated
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By CEM Debolal, the Sixth Jatinga Utsav inaugurated

The Chief Minister of the state, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, and the Tourism Minister took massive steps, said North Cachar Hill Self-Government Council Chief Executive Member Devolal Garlosa. Debolal Garlosa, who officially inaugurated the sixth Jatinga festival at Jatinga on Friday around 3 pm, said that if Dima Hasao district becomes a big tourist center, the problem of unemployment in this hilly district will be solved. People's ways of earning will be wide. He said that tenders for road construction work at various places in Dima Hasao district have already been completed. Debolal said if the road is constructed from Mahur to Hangram, tourists will come to enjoy the natural beauty of Dima Hasao district instead of going to Cherrapunji. He said that migratory birds should be kept aliv...