While five miners managed to escape, rescue efforts for the remaining 10 continued till 2 March 2019.

On 4 December 2018 the Supreme Court again issued an order that the transportation of coal mined prior to the ban was extended to 31 January 2019.

[7] However NGT as well as anti-mining activists have pointed out that illegal mining of fresh coal still continues.

[7][8] In November 2018, two activists were attacked for gathering evidence of illegal coal mining in the area.

[10] The local administration made a request for pumps and other assistance from state owned Coal India on 20 December 2018.

[15][16] Media reports appeared on 27 December that the miners may be dead on the basis of a statement by a diver of the NDRF, which mentioned the presence of a "foul smell" coming from the mine.

The NDRF shortly after clarified that this did not mean the miners were dead, and the foul smell could be coming due to other reasons, such as "stagnated water".