'Amazing example of humanity, teamwork': PM Modi lauds Uttarakhand tunnel rescue op

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday applauded the Uttarakhand tunnel rescue operation and said the success of this mission has set an amazing example of humanity and teamwork.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue op ends, all 41 trapped workers brought out after 17-day ordeal

Silkyara/IBNS: The mammoth rescue operation to evacuate the 41 trapped workers in a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Silkyara came to an end Tuesday after a 17-day multi-agency drill that finally met with success. All the labourers were brought out of the tunnel bringing a sigh of relief nationwide.

3 trapped workers brought out from Uttarakhand tunnel on stretchers

Silkyara/IBNS: Three of 41 men trapped underground in a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Silkyara have been rescued after a 17-day multi-agency rescue operation.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: IAF's Chinook helicopter on standby to airlift workers post-rescue

Silkyara/IBNS: The India Air Force (IAF) has stationed its Chinook helicopter at Chinyalisaur airstrip in Uttarakhand, about 30 km away from Silkyara tunnel, to airlift workers post their rescue from the tunnel.