New Delhi: On Tuesday, after 17 days of being trapped below the particles of the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, 41 employees lastly noticed the sunshine of day. The first faces they noticed have been these of Feroze Qureshi and Monu Kumar, two consultants within the rat-hole mining method, who had cleared the final little bit of the rubble contained in the tunnel.
Qureshi and Kumar have been a part of a 12-member crew from Rockwell Enterprises, a Delhi-based firm that focuses on tunnelling work. They have been referred to as on Sunday to help the multi-agency rescue operation led by the central and state governments, after an American auger machine confronted difficulties in eradicating the rubble.
“When we reached the final layer of the rubble, they (the workers) could hear us. We quickly cleared the remaining debris and went down to the other side,” Qureshi, who lives in Khajoori Khas in Delhi, instructed PTI.
“The workers hugged and thanked me. They even carried me on their shoulders,” he stated, including that he felt happier than the employees themselves.
Kumar, who hails from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh, stated the employees gave him almonds and requested for his identify. “Soon, our other team members joined us and we stayed with them for about half an hour,” he stated.
He stated they left the tunnel solely after the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel arrived. “We are very proud that we were part of this historic operation,” he stated.
The chief of the Rockwell Enterprises crew, Wakeel Hassan, stated he was contacted by an organization concerned within the rescue operation 4 days in the past.
“The work was delayed due to the removal of the auger’s part from the rubble. We started at 3 pm on Monday and finished the work at 6 pm on Tuesday,” Hassan stated, including, “We had promised to complete the work in 24 to 36 hours and we did it.” He additionally stated they didn’t take any cash for his or her participation within the rescue operation.
