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9 days after the incident, two workers rescued from Bilaspur tunnel
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The two labourers were rescued after being trapped in a tunnel for 9 days in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. (HT Photo)
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Satish Tomar and Mani Ram were brought out by a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team around 4:30pm, nine days after they got trapped following a tunnel collapse. (HT Photo)
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A 50-member team of engineers, technical supervisors, drilling experts and geologists from Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL), Border Roads Organisation (BRO), and Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) was at work to dig a 1.2-metre-wide hole till the tunnel roof to send in an NDRF team. (HT Photo)
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Satish Tomar, one of the rescued labourer, was among the two trapped in the tunnel since September 12. On Monday morning, an NDRF team made some significant progress in the drilling work on the collapsed tunnel. (HT Photo)
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