Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: The celebrations for the secure rescue of 41 trapped staff from the collapsed Silkyara tunnel of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand are underway. There is a festival-like ambiance within the households of the rescued staff. People are nonetheless questioning how they survived for nearly 18 days and the primary 9 days with out meals and water contained in the tunnel. Meanwhile, the employees shared their tales of resilience and hope.
Licked the water seeping from the rocks: Rescued worker
One of the rescued staff – Anil Bedia – stated that they had initially given up all hopes of survival. He narrated how he tried to outlive his preliminary days within the tunnel by consuming puffed rice and licking the water seeping from the rocks.
Bediya, 22, a resident of Khirabeda village close to Ranchi, Jharkhand, recalled that ill-fated day on the cellphone from Uttarakhand on Wednesday morning, “Loud screams echoed within the air. We all thought, we might be buried within the tunnel and had given up hope of survival within the first few days.”
He is getting therapy in a hospital in Uttarakhand. He stated, “It was like a nightmare. For the first few days, we licked the water seeping from the rocks to quench our thirst and survive on Muri (Puffed rice).”
Bedia stated, “We saw the first ray of hope when the authorities contacted us after a few days.”
Bedia, together with 12 different individuals had gone to Uttarkashi from Jharkhand on November 1 in search of livelihood. Luckily, solely three of 12 individuals have been trapped within the tunnel. Of the 41 laborers trapped within the tunnel, 15 have been from completely different districts of Jharkhand.
Rajendra, the one son of 55-year-old disabled Shravan Bedia of Kheerabeda, was additionally trapped within the tunnel. He was seen celebrating his son’s exit from the tunnel on Tuesday night. Apart from Rajendra and Anil, Sukhram was additionally trapped within the tunnel for 17 days. Sukhram’s disabled mom Parvati was distraught after getting the information of her son getting caught within the tunnel, however now she was very comfortable.
