Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:32pm on 28 Nov 2023,Tuesday India
"I thought they would progress at the rate of two to three meters in 18/20 hours. But they managed to do 10 meters in less than 18 hours," said Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, a member of NDMA, praising the "rat miners" who rescued 41 people trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand for 17 days. The specially skilled labourers, experienced in narrow shaft digging, worked "under extremely cramped conditions" yet "took impediments in stride and managed to deliver fast." Hasnain compared the nonchalant, confident miners to "battle-hardened soldiers", saying their years of experience enabled the quick 12-metre breakthrough that special devices had failed to achieve. Asked how the rat miners were roped in for the job, the officer said the suggestion probably came from an open source and "someone took it seriously". Thank God!
