Rescue operations, assisted by agencies including the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), along with army and navy personnel, have been bolstered with the use of drones to map the affected area.

A united effort is being made by the Navy, Army, NDRF, SDRF, ONGC, Coal India, and district administration to trace the workers trapped inside. Four bodies have been recovered so far as the rescue operation enters the seventh day.

Opposition parties have raised concerns about how illegal mining activities could have been conducted without the knowledge of local authorities.

The four deceased labourers are among the nine workers trapped inside the coal mine in Umrangsu on Monday after a sudden gush of water flooded the quarry.

In the ongoing rescue efforts at the Umrangso coal mine in Assam, authorities have identified the three bodies recovered so far today.

The bodies of three workers, who were trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district, were recovered on Saturday from the quarry during rescue operations, an official said

Four miners have died in the Umrangso coal mine tragedy in Assam, with five still missing. Rescue operations are ongoing to locate the missing miners.

At least nine workers have been feared trapped since Monday due to flooding at the Assam Coal Quarry, located in the Umrangso area of the district