Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Ten days after devastating flash floods in Nepal trapped several workers inside a hydropower project tunnel, and just as hopes of finding survivors were starting to fade, two workers were miraculously rescued on Friday. It was nothing less than a second life for mechanical engineer Sanjay Sah, who said he kept chanting the ‘Hare Krishna Mahamantra’ as he faced an uncertain wait between life and death. The other worker to be rescued from the tunnel at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project site was Kabir Mahajan.
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Over 1,250 people have died after a flash flood swept through parts of the Nepal-Tibet border last week. Over 900 people are feared trapped along 12 different hydropower projects along the Trishuli River. Sanjay and Kabir were the first two workers to be brought out after relentless attempts by the rescue team to find survivors at the project site.
On Friday, dramatic footage from the rescue site showed Nepali army personnel bringing out the survivors covered in mud and slush. When Sanjay was eventually pulled out, a look of relief appeared on his face. “You have been given a second life,” the rescue team told him.
For Sanjay, the 10-day ordeal was about holding on to hope. He was in charge of the control room at the hydropower project when the flash floods struck. Around 40-45 workers were present at the site at that time.
Speaking to India Today, Sanjay said the situation started deteriorating rapidly as floodwater and debris started entering the tunnel. Being a senior official, he said his responsibility included helping the other workers inside.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
