India, a diverse country, is no stranger to natural disasters and emergencies that require swift and effective rescue missions. From earthquakes and floods to landslides and avalanches, the country has witnessed numerous instances of human suffering and loss. However, in the face of adversity, there have been some truly miraculous rescue missions that have saved countless lives and restored hope in the most challenging of circumstances. Thanks to the team members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) who do these kinds of rescue missions to save lives, these stories are a testament to the courage and bravery of the rescuers who risk their lives to save others, take a look:
आज प्रातः सिलक्यारा पहुंचकर टनल में चल रहे रेस्क्यू ऑपरेशन का स्थलीय निरीक्षण किया। श्रमिकों को बाहर निकालने हेतु 52 मीटर तक पाइप पुश किया जा चुका हैं।
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) November 28, 2023
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The 17th day of the rescue mission marked an achievement for the team trying to free the 41 workers who were stuck within the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. Over more than two weeks and with several obstacles and strategies, the rescuers diligently dug 57m of debris, 12 of which were still in place. To rescue the trapped workers, a team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force, Assam (SDRF) entered the steel chute and brought each person individually on wheeled stretchers.
On November 12, 2023, 41 workers became trapped after a landslide occurred at the Silkyara-Dandalgaon tunnel on the Brahmkhal-Yamunotri route in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. To set them free, a rescue mission was launched under the charge of the Retired Lieutenant General of the Indian Army and member of the NDMA team Syed Ata Hasnain has been supervising the National Disaster Management Authority's work regarding the tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand.
Visuals: The 18 month-old-boy who had fallen into a 60-feet deep borewell in Hisar's Balsamand village yesterday, has been rescued. #Haryanapic.twitter.com/DMAeoM1tMP
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2019
In March 2019, a rescue operation in the village of Balsamand, Haryana, saved the life of an 18-month-old baby who had been trapped in a 60-foot-deep borewell for more than 40 hours. The child named Nadim, was playing near his home in Balsamand village in the Hisar region of Haryana when he fell down the 60-foot-deep borewell. A night-vision camera that was lowered into the borewell was used to track the child's movements.
After a lot of planning and effort, the baby was eventually pulled to safety by the rescue squad when they managed to dig the child out of the well.
A specialised rescue team was appointed in Siachen in February 2016 to look for the bodies of troops who had been struck by an avalanche. After six days of rescue operations, an army jawan who was buried below 25 feet of snow after an avalanche in the Siachen glacier was luckily recovered alive but in serious condition. The army man was saved by 150 soldiers helped by two dogs, Dot and Misha.
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Maharashtra: The six-year-old boy who fell into a borewell near Manchar tehsil in Pune yesterday has been safely rescued after about 16 hrs of rescue operation. pic.twitter.com/o1O1Cenxsh
— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2019
In February 2019, a boy named Ravi Pandit Bhill fell into the borewell while playing, near a road construction site in Thorandale village. The boy’s father Pandit Dashrath Bhill works as a labourer. They live in Pune's Shegaon neighbourhood in the Parol taluka.
After an overnight operation by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the six-year-old kid who fell into a roughly 200-foot-deep borewell in a small village in Pune, Maharashtra, was rescued the next morning without suffering any serious injuries.
The NDRF was called in to save the kid who was trapped in the borewell at a depth of about ten feet after village residents (Unique Indian Villages Deserve A Visit)and police were unable to get to him. As per the NDRF officials, the duration of the rescue effort was little more than 13 hours.
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The entire nation turned its attention to television screens when a 6-year-old kid who fell into a borewell in Haryana (Places To Visit In Haryana's Ambala District) in 2006 was saved.
In July 2006, a six-year-old boy from Kurukshetra, Haryana fell into a 60 feet borewell while playing. The borewell measured 16 inches in diameter. For the rescue effort, a Kharga Corps team from the Indian Army's Ambala Cantonment was assigned. The rescue crew came up with a different plan to save Prince after many hours of intense trying to rescue him. Nearby, they discovered another empty borewell that was the same depth. After 50 hours of battling, Prince was able to escape from the two wells using iron pipes.
These are just a few examples of the many miraculous rescue missions carried out by Indian authorities and agencies in recent years. They remind us that even in the darkest of times, hope can prevail, and that the bonds of humanity transcend all barriers.
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