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'Silkyara Saviours' Win India's Heroes Award. They Recollect Daring Rescue
A group of men who rescued 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand were honoured with NDTV's India's Heroes Award.
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Tunnelling Expert Praises Cooperation Of National Agencies In Rescue Op
Two days after relentless hard work, labour, and heartfelt prayers brought the 41 trapped men out of the Silkayara tunnel site in Uttarkashi, international tunnelling expert Arnold Dix appreciated the efforts of the rescue teams.
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"We Lived Like Brothers": Rescued Tunnel Workers Stayed Hopeful Through Ordeal
Hope that they would be rescued soon kept many of the workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand strong through their ordeal, some of the men said on Wednesday, hours after they were pulled out of 17 days of confinement.
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"Advised Rat-Hole Mining After...": Tunnelling Expert Details Rescue Op
The "softly, softly" approach to drilling escape holes was key to freeing the 41 men trapped beneath the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, tunnelling expert Arnold Dix told NDTV Wednesday.
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All 41 Workers Rescued From Tunnel After 17-Day Ordeal
All 41 men trapped underground in a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Silkyara were rescued late Tuesday, beginning the home stretch of a frantic 17-day multi-agency op.
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All Trapped Workers To Be Rescued From Tunnel In Next 2 Hours, Says Official
Rescue teams racing to save 41 men trapped in an Uttarakhand tunnel have cleared the final few metres of debris - thanks to the banned manual "rat-hole"-mining technique being employed after high-tech machines failed.
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They're Practising Yoga, Says Brother Of Man Trapped In Uttarakhand Tunnel
All 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel are practising yoga and other exercises while rescuers work to create an escape route, according to Jaymal Singh Negi, brother of Gabbar Singh Negi - one of the men stranded for 12 days.
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"Sufficient Water, Oxygen Inside": Officials On What Next In Uttarakhand Tunnel Op
The fresh five-point rescue plan for the 41 men trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand, is focussing on the horizontal drilling that will create a shaft, Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, a member of NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority), told reporters.
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Two New Tunnels And A Vertical Shaft: New Plan To Rescue Trapped Workers
Rescue operations at the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand were temporarily halted today as authorities prepared for the next phase of the operation, which will involve a multi-pronged approach to reach the 41 men trapped inside for a week.
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Giant Steel Pipe As Escape Route For 40 Men Trapped In Uttarakhand Tunnel
Rescuers in northern India battled for a second day Monday to save 40 workers trapped underground after the road tunnel they were building collapsed, bringing down tonnes of debris.
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Thank God Our Hands Didn't Give Up, Say Uttarakhand Survivors
A whistle turned into a roar of water that trapped a dozen men in a Himalayan tunnel after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand, but Rajesh Kumar lived to tell the tale.
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On Day 19, Navy Divers Reached Bottom Of Meghalaya Mine: 10 Points
On Monday, a diver of the navy finally reached the bottom of the 370-feet rat hole mine in Meghalaya where 15 men have been trapped for the last 19 days. But none of the trapped men were to be seen. All they saw was coal at the mouth of one lateral rat hole and mud at the bottom of the pit. Navy officers said a search will be possible only when all...
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Ate Paper, Say Men Who Survived 9 Days in Tunnel
Two men who survived nine days in a collapsed tunnel in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur say they were forced to eat paper at first.
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2 Rescued, 1 Dead After 9 Days in Tunnel in Himachal's Bilaspur: 10 Developments
Two of the three men trapped more than 40 metres underground in a collapsed tunnel in Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh for nine days were pulled out today to loud cheers and clapping from officials, villagers and their family members. A third man is believed to be dead.
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9 Days in a Tunnel: Efforts to Rescue Trapped Men in Final Stages
For nine days, rescue workers have been digging their way through a hill, inch by inch, driven by hope and feeble voices heard on a CCTV camera. In a few hours, they hope to pull out three men trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh.
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'Silkyara Saviours' Win India's Heroes Award. They Recollect Daring Rescue
A group of men who rescued 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand were honoured with NDTV's India's Heroes Award.
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Tunnelling Expert Praises Cooperation Of National Agencies In Rescue Op
Two days after relentless hard work, labour, and heartfelt prayers brought the 41 trapped men out of the Silkayara tunnel site in Uttarkashi, international tunnelling expert Arnold Dix appreciated the efforts of the rescue teams.
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"We Lived Like Brothers": Rescued Tunnel Workers Stayed Hopeful Through Ordeal
Hope that they would be rescued soon kept many of the workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand strong through their ordeal, some of the men said on Wednesday, hours after they were pulled out of 17 days of confinement.
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"Advised Rat-Hole Mining After...": Tunnelling Expert Details Rescue Op
The "softly, softly" approach to drilling escape holes was key to freeing the 41 men trapped beneath the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, tunnelling expert Arnold Dix told NDTV Wednesday.
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All 41 Workers Rescued From Tunnel After 17-Day Ordeal
All 41 men trapped underground in a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Silkyara were rescued late Tuesday, beginning the home stretch of a frantic 17-day multi-agency op.
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All Trapped Workers To Be Rescued From Tunnel In Next 2 Hours, Says Official
Rescue teams racing to save 41 men trapped in an Uttarakhand tunnel have cleared the final few metres of debris - thanks to the banned manual "rat-hole"-mining technique being employed after high-tech machines failed.
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They're Practising Yoga, Says Brother Of Man Trapped In Uttarakhand Tunnel
All 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel are practising yoga and other exercises while rescuers work to create an escape route, according to Jaymal Singh Negi, brother of Gabbar Singh Negi - one of the men stranded for 12 days.
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"Sufficient Water, Oxygen Inside": Officials On What Next In Uttarakhand Tunnel Op
The fresh five-point rescue plan for the 41 men trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand, is focussing on the horizontal drilling that will create a shaft, Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, a member of NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority), told reporters.
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Two New Tunnels And A Vertical Shaft: New Plan To Rescue Trapped Workers
Rescue operations at the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand were temporarily halted today as authorities prepared for the next phase of the operation, which will involve a multi-pronged approach to reach the 41 men trapped inside for a week.
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Giant Steel Pipe As Escape Route For 40 Men Trapped In Uttarakhand Tunnel
Rescuers in northern India battled for a second day Monday to save 40 workers trapped underground after the road tunnel they were building collapsed, bringing down tonnes of debris.
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Thank God Our Hands Didn't Give Up, Say Uttarakhand Survivors
A whistle turned into a roar of water that trapped a dozen men in a Himalayan tunnel after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand, but Rajesh Kumar lived to tell the tale.
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On Day 19, Navy Divers Reached Bottom Of Meghalaya Mine: 10 Points
On Monday, a diver of the navy finally reached the bottom of the 370-feet rat hole mine in Meghalaya where 15 men have been trapped for the last 19 days. But none of the trapped men were to be seen. All they saw was coal at the mouth of one lateral rat hole and mud at the bottom of the pit. Navy officers said a search will be possible only when all...
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Ate Paper, Say Men Who Survived 9 Days in Tunnel
Two men who survived nine days in a collapsed tunnel in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur say they were forced to eat paper at first.
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2 Rescued, 1 Dead After 9 Days in Tunnel in Himachal's Bilaspur: 10 Developments
Two of the three men trapped more than 40 metres underground in a collapsed tunnel in Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh for nine days were pulled out today to loud cheers and clapping from officials, villagers and their family members. A third man is believed to be dead.
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9 Days in a Tunnel: Efforts to Rescue Trapped Men in Final Stages
For nine days, rescue workers have been digging their way through a hill, inch by inch, driven by hope and feeble voices heard on a CCTV camera. In a few hours, they hope to pull out three men trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh.
