No sign of miners yet

Wailings of the family members of the 14 coal workers trapped in the CCL mine continue even as the government has decided to take the help of Naval divers in the rescue operations.

“Bring my father back home please,” says 18-year-old Vimla Kumari as tears roll down her cheeks. “Would you please tell them to pump out water quickly,” murmurs Ugni Kumari. “God is not cruel.My husband will come out safe,” hopes Santi Devi.

Even though four electric devices were pumping out water continuously, the mine was still flooded with no signs of survivors.

“At the speed with which water is being pumped out, it may take a few more days to completely drain it out and search for the victims,” the Director General of Mine Safety’s Ranchi Divisional Director Nageshwar Rao told The Indian Express after inspecting the mine today.