Ranchi: Vishwajeet, who came out of the tunnel, gave detailed information about his 17-day struggle to the representative of BollywoodWallah through mobile. Both told that some part of the tunnel collapsed at 5:30 am on November 12. After that part of the tunnel collapsed, those people ran away from there and went to the last face of the tunnel. The tunnel was completely complete in that area. Meanwhile, they saw that in the part of the tunnel that had collapsed, water had started falling inside the tunnel from the water pipe.
According to Vishwajeet, the water inside the tunnel was taken out through the same pipe. Seeing this, they immediately took a unanimous decision and cut that water pipe and let the water out. According to Vishwajeet, if everyone had not cut that pipe, then a big incident could have happened due to water filling inside, but due to cutting of the pipe, the same pipe later became a lifeline for all of them. The company people reached there on receiving information about tunnel collapse and started sending oxygen inside through the same water pipe. Later, on the night of the incident, at around 9 o’clock, dried fruits and dried fruits were sent through the same pipe.
All the workers trapped in the tunnel used to encourage each other: Vishwajeet and Subodh told that they had mobile phones in the tunnel. Kept taking information about night and morning from his time table. He used to switch off the mobile at five in the evening and then turn it on in the morning and switch it off again after checking the time. In this manner the time of morning, evening or night was determined. All the workers were expected to get out safely. Everyone encouraged each other. Meanwhile, the rescue team and officials talked to the family members through the pipe, and their morale increased. When things like food, dry fruits, apples, mobile chargers etc. were sent through six-inch pipes, more hope arose.
The government gave a check of Rs 1 lakh each to all the laborers, happiness returned among the laborers: Vishwajeet told that after coming out of the tunnel, we used to think what help the government will give to our family, but when we were told that the Uttarakhand government has given a check to all the laborers, When it was announced to give one lakh rupees each, I felt very happy. On Wednesday morning, all the laborers were given a check of Rs 1 lakh each as assistance.
Everyone is being treated in Chinali Sod Hospital:
Vishwajeet told that all the workers are safe and all are being treated at Chinali Sod Hospital. It is operated in the name of Tunnel. He demanded from the Prime Minister and Jharkhand government not to send them to work in the tunnel. They got employment in Jharkhand only.
kept playing with pen on pieces of paper
According to Vishwajeet and Subodh, they spent their time playing Taas, Ludo and Chor-Sipahi games for 10 days. All the 41 workers of the tunnel lived like one family and brothers. On pieces of paper, he drew cards of cards and a thief with a pen and everyone kept playing with them. When the mobile charger was sent through a six-inch pipe, he spent time charging the mobile and looking at the mobile.
Laying material used in tunnel construction
Bishwajit told that they kept sleeping and sitting by using the material used in making the tunnel, using Jio as mattress and Jio water pipe as bed. He told that it used to be slightly cold inside the tunnel only in the morning, at that time Jio used to cover himself with water proof clothes.