Uttrakhand tunnel rescue: 41 trapped workers evacuated after 17 days
The Uttarkashi rescue operations, among the most significant in recent years, finally concluded on Tuesday night, with the evacuation of the 41 labourers stuck in the Silkyara tunnel for 17 days.
After facing numerous obstacles in the past two and a half weeks, the operations were completed following a coordinated push by Army engineers and rat-hole miners, who manually drilled through the last 17 metres of the debris.
“It is a matter of great satisfaction that after a long wait these friends of ours will now meet their loved ones. The patience and courage that all these families have shown in this challenging time cannot be appreciated enough,” wrote Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a post on social media.
