Rescue workers tell about first meeting with workers in Uttarakhand tunnel

Feroze Qureshi and Monu Kumar, experts in rat hole mining techniques, were the first to meet with the 41 workers rescued from the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand after clearing the last debris inside the structure. The 41 workers were rescued on Tuesday afternoon after 17 days of an inter-institutional operation led by the central and state governments. Qureshi of Delhi and Kumar of Uttar Pradesh formed part of a team of 12 members of experts in mining techniques from rat holes who were called in on Sunday to carry out the drilling after an American drilling machine hit obstacles while clearing them. escombros. “They (the workers) felt sorry when we reached the last portion of the ruble. After a while after withdrawing the ruble, we reached the other side”, said PTI Qureshi, a resident of Khajoori Khas in Delhi. “The workers applauded me and hugged me. They also lifted me on their shoulders”, he said, adding that he was happier that the workers were rescued. Qureshi is an employee of Rockwell Enterprises, based in Delhi, and an expert in tunnel construction. “They (the workers) gave me almonds and asked me my name. Soon, our other colleagues joined us and stood there for about half an hour”, said Kumar, resident of Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh. Said that the personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) entered the tunnel across them. “We returned only after the NDRF personnel arrived”, said Kumar. “We are very happy to have been part of this historic operation”, he added. The leader of the team of 12 members of Rockwell Enterprises, Wakeel Hassan, said that a company involved in the rescue operation approached him four days ago seeking help. “The work is being delayed while withdrawing part of the ruble bar. We begin at 3 o’clock in the afternoon on Monday and end the work at 6 o’clock in the afternoon on Tuesday”, said Hassan, adding: “We had said that the work “It would be finished in 24 to 36 hours and that’s what we do.” He also said that he would not charge money for participating in the rescue operation.