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A group of men who rescued 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand were honoured with NDTV's India's Heroes Award.
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolished the home of rat-hole miner Wakeel Hassan in Khajoori Khas village during a planned development drive. Several houses were demolished. His friend also claimed to have beaten up by the police.
Just a few months ago, Wakeel Hassan was hailed a hero when he led a team of rat-hole mining experts who dug through the rubble to save the 41 construction workers who were trapped inside the tunnel in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. On Wednesday he became homeless after the Development Authority (DDA) demolished his house.
A demolition drive by DDA razed several houses in Khajoori Khas on Wednesday, and one of those now homeless is Wakeel Hassan, a rat-hole miner feted for saving the 41 workers trapped in Uttarkashi’s Silkyara tunnel with his team last year in November. “We rescued 41 people in the Silkyara
Delhi Development Authority (DDA) offered temporary accommodation to Wakeel Hassan, a hero of the Silkyara tunnel rescue operation, after his house was demolished in a drive. Despite the offer, Hassan declined, insisting on a written assurance. He and his family spent the night on a footpath, supported by neighbors. The DDA stated that the demolition was part of planned development, but residents claim they were not given prior notice. The Silkyara tunnel rescue operation, which Hassan was part of, used rat-hole mining and gained recognition for its success.