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The weather across the State took a turn with light rain and snowfall being reported in various mountainous regions since Sunday night. The provisional State capital Dehradun also witnessed a cloudy Monday though the minimum temperature increased by a few notches instead of decreasing as forecast.
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Rescuers have brought in "rat miners" to help pull out 41 construction workers trapped in a tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for over two weeks after high-powered machines failed. The workers, low-wage workers from India's poorest states, have been getting food, water, light, oxygen, and medicines through a pipe. Attempts to drill a tunnel horizontally through the debris trapping the men have been plagued by damage to machinery.
‘Rat miners’ to drill through pipe to pull out workers trapped in Himalayan tunnel after high-powered machines fail.
Through this 6-inch alternative lifeline, hot Khichdi was sent to the stranded workers for the first time since they were trapped.