On the morning of November 12, 2023, while we were preparing for Diwali, in a tunnel in Uttarkashi 41 workers were working on building a highway project. Around 5:30 in the morning this tunnel collapsed suddenly. The workers were trapped in the tunnel. With no way out. The collapsed wall of stones and mud standing between them and their way out, was 60 meters long. Soon, a concerned group of people gathered in this small city in Uttarakhand.
The next day, on November 13th, the rescue mission began officially, involving over 200 individuals. It took 17 days of intensive efforts to successfully extricate the trapped workers. How did they achieve this feat? Let’s understand the entire rescue operation.
What is the underlying cause of the incident? The root cause is the same that is faced by Joshimath, a situation often overlooked by mainstream news channels.
