Rat miners

2023 - 11 - 28

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India tunnel collapse rescue sees success as "rat miners" reach 41 ... (CBS News)

New Delhi — Rescuers finally reached 41 men trapped in a Himalayan highway tunnel in northern India Tuesday after 17 days. The breakthrough, after a series ...

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What is rat mining? How a banned practice turned the tide of ... (Livemint)

Rescue workers have drilled through the 60-metre stretch of rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel are ...

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'Rat miners' to the rescue: How trapped India tunnel workers were ... (Reuters)

When heavy machinery broke down trying to break through the debris trapping 41 workers in a tunnel in the Indian Himalayas, authorities called in a group of ...

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Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Operations: What is rat hole mining ... (Business Today)

On Tuesday, the rescue teams achieved a major breakthrough as the laying of pipes through the rubble at Silkyara tunnel was completed.

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Tunnel Rescue Official Was Told Rat-Hole Mining Is Illegal. Watch ... (NDTV)

Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Live: The rat-hole mining technique, which was outlawed in 2014, was used to clear the last few meters in the operation to rescue ...

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Rat miner recalls meeting workers before evacuation began. What ... (Hindustan Times)

Rat miners engage in 'rat-hole mining', a manual drilling technique where narrow pits are meticulously dug by skilled workers. | Latest News India.

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Rat-hole miners' talent, experience come in handy in rescue of ... (Deccan Herald)

File Photo: An ambulance operates amid rescue operations to rescue trapped workers after a tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, November 28, 2023.

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"Rat miners" rescue 41 men trapped for 17 days in collapsed Indian ... (Yahoo News)

New Delhi — A group of 41 men were rescued Tuesday from a partially collapsed Himalayan highway tunnel in northern India's Uttarakhand state after they were ...

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Rat hole mining: banned practice saves 41 lives from the collapsed ... (The Hindu BusinessLine)

Rat hole miners rescue trapped labourers in Uttarakhand, proving their special skills. Miners from Meghalaya, experienced in cramped and closed spaces, ...

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Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: 'Indian jugaad wins over machines ... (Livemint)

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: The 41 trapped workers in the Uttarkashi rescue tunnel were finally rescued by a multi-agency operation, with social media ...

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How rat miners rescued workers from Indian tunnel after 17 days (Aljazeera.com)

After machines broke down, rat miners successfully rescued 41 workers trapped in India's Uttarakhand tunnel.

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Humanity drove us to work non-stop for 26 hours, say rat-hole ... (India Today)

41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi were pulled out safely by rat-hole miners on late Tuesday rescue operation which lasted for 17 ...

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Tunnel rescue ops: 'Rat miners' took up the job to clear final stretch (Hindustan Times)

The service of rock miners has also been used in the laying of water pipelines for the tap water supply scheme under Jal Jeevan Mission in seven districts ...

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