"Three people went inside, and then some SDRF rescuers also joined us. The first worker rescued was the oldest among them. It took us around 1.5 hours to rescue all the 41 workers," he said.
Gabbar Singh Negi taught yoga and meditation to his fellow workers, emphasising the importance of these practices in sustaining their mental health during the crisis.
The rescue operations to evacuate 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district has entered day 13 on Friday. Till now, rescuers have drilled up to 46.8 meters in the Silkyara tunnel
Authorities said efforts to rescue the trapped men are underway from five sides but the best possible method is the horizontal drilling by the Augur machine from the Silkyara end of the tunnel.