It is almost going to be a month since 15 miners got trapped in a “rat-hole” in Meghalaya’s coal-rich East Jaintia Hills district. Scuba Divers, pumps, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as well as the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) made efforts to rescue the miners during this period.

Water was being pumped out when the mine got flooded but it was too little, too late as even on December 29, there was no sign of the workers in a 320 deep feet mine.

However, in another illegal coal mining incident that was taking place in the same district, two miners were killed on Sunday, NDTV reported. The deceased have been identified as Elad Bareh and Monoj Basumatry from Mooknor in Jalyiah village.