The rat-hole miners removed the last barrier of debris with their bare hands and rudimentary equipment after US-imported machines had drilled a channel over a fortnight pockmarked with excruciating obstacles
Rat-hole miners on Tuesday made the breakthrough possible in the Uttarkashi rescue operation as Munna Qureshi became the first miner to reach the trapped men. | Latest News India
The first person to reach the workers was Munna Qureshi who was among the rat-hole miners who dug up the tunnel and achieved the last mile. Munna is now hailed as a hero., India News, Times Now
Munna Qureshi, a rat-hole miner from Delhi, was the first one to reach the other side where the workers were trapped. The rat-hole miners manually burrowed through the remaining 10-12 metres of rubble and paved the way for freedom for the 41 trapped workers.