-The Times of India

SHILLONG: At least 10 workers were feared dead in a coalpit in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district because of unscientific mining. 

Last Friday, 25 miners got trapped in a 100-m deep coal mine at Nengkhol village in the district when they accidentally punctured the wall of an abandoned mine, which was full of acidic water. While 15 of them managed to come out of the pit, the rest got trapped. Officials said they have very little hope of those inside being alive. 

"Two teams of NDRF based in Guwahati arrived at the coal mine last night and rescue operations are on. The district administration has engaged 10 water pumps," an official said. 

The whereabouts of the 15 miners who reportedly managed to come out of the pit are still unknown.