It was a test of resolve, grit and perseverance for those on both sides of the 57 metres of debris as the rescue operation suffered one setback after another.
Jharkhand resident Aditya Naik, whose younger brother Gunodhar Naik (28) and cousin Ravindra Naik (32) are among those trapped inside, said he would wait for them to be brought out before informing the family back home.
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