The rescue operation involved rat-miners manually digging the final stretch, with the National Disaster Relief Force conducting evaluations and ensuring the workers well-being.
Rescuers have pulled out all 41 workers trapped for 17 days inside a collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel after rat miners drilled through the debris, triggering jubilation. The focus will now be on what led to the collapse and why the rescue took so long.
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue reactions: Their comments came after the gruelling rescue operation in Uttarakhand ended on a positive note after 17 days with all 41 workers being rescued safely.
Rat-hole mining experts Qureshi and Kumar were part of a 12-member team from Rockwell Enterprises, a Delhi-based company that specializes in tunnelling work.