Since there was no mobile phone network inside the tunnel and their walkie talkies were not working properly, they came up with an improvised plan to send a signal to the outside.
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue reactions: Their comments came after the gruelling rescue operation in Uttarakhand ended on a positive note after 17 days with all 41 workers being rescued safely.
Anil Bediya, a 22-year-old labourer who hails from Jharkhand revealed how he and his co-workers endured the terrifying ordeal by eating puffed rice and licking water from rocks.