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As the rescue operation entered into its last leg, Anand Mahindra, Chairperson of Mahindra and Mahindra had a big praise for the rathole miners involved with the operation..
Taking to X, Anand Mahindra wrote,"And after all the sophisticated drilling equipment, its the humble rathole miners who make the vital breakthrough!.
Addressing a press briefing in New Delhi, NDMA Member Syed Ata Hasnain said, rat-hole mining experts, who were pressed into manually drilling through the last stretch, had reached the 58-metre point, and there were about two more metres to go...
The trapped workers have told that they are able to hear noises of work being done and an estimate can be made where the tunnel will pass through," he added..
Meanwhile, a temporary medical facility has been expanded inside the tunnel as part of rescue efforts to bring out 41 trapped workers..
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