17 दिनों के संघर्षों के बाद आखिर 28 नवंबर को टनल में फँसे 41 मजदूरों को बाहर निकाल लिया गया, इस दौरान कुछ ऐसे भी लोग थे, जो इस बचाव अभियान के हीरो थे, उनमें से एक रैट होल माइनर्स का ग्रुप भी है।

The 17-day long ordeal is over and the 41 trapped construction workers have walked free. This was made possible by the ‘expert’ skills of rat-hole miners who are often found to be employed in illegal coal mining. They share their first-hand experiences with Gaon Connection.

The 17-day long ordeal is over and the 41 trapped construction workers have walked free. This was made possible by the ‘expert’ skills of rat-hole miners who are often found to be employed in illegal coal mining. They share their first-hand experiences with Gaon Connection.

उत्तराखंड के उत्तरकाशी में सुरंग के अँदर फँसे 41 मजदूरों में से एक नाम अखिलेश सिंह का भी हैं, जिनकी पत्नी गर्भवती हैं और हाल-फिलहाल में अपने पहले बच्चे को जन्म देने वाली हैं; उनके पति के पिछले 12 दिनों से सुरंग में फँसे होने के बारे में उन्हें किसी ने नहीं बताया है।

Amongst the 41 workers who are trapped inside the tunnel in Uttarkashi is Akhilesh Singh, whose wife is pregnant with their first child. She is unaware of her husband being stuck for the past 12 days.

Amongst the 41 workers who are trapped inside the tunnel in Uttarkashi is Akhilesh Singh, whose wife is pregnant with their first child. She is unaware of her husband being stuck for the past 12 days.

In his teenage years, Ram Baboo used to run 26 kms daily while he also did odd jobs to support his landless family in a village in Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

In his teenage years, Ram Baboo used to run 26 kms daily while he also did odd jobs to support his landless family in a village in Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The hill village in Mirzapur, which had recently been provided with piped water supply and tap connections, is back to using water from tankers. Within days of inauguration of its water supply project, the pipeline was damaged, and there are issues regarding power supply and diesel availability.

The hill village in Mirzapur, which had recently been provided with piped water supply and tap connections, is back to using water from tankers. Within days of inauguration of its water supply project, the pipeline was damaged, and there are issues regarding power supply and diesel availability.

A ground report that was part of Gaon Connection’s Paani Yatra series last summer was a catalyst that helped bring piped water to Lahuria Deh village located on a hilltop in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.

A ground report that was part of Gaon Connection’s Paani Yatra series last summer was a catalyst that helped bring piped water to Lahuria Deh village located on a hilltop in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.

The floods in Haryana have left the farmers in Ambala’s Jatwar village demoralised. The Tangri river has washed away their freshly sown paddy and the farmers say that it might take years for their agricultural land to recover. A ground report from Ambala.

The floods in Haryana have left the farmers in Ambala’s Jatwar village demoralised. The Tangri river has washed away their freshly sown paddy and the farmers say that it might take years for their agricultural land to recover. A ground report from Ambala.

In an interview with Gaon Connection, Tejveer Singh, a spokesperson of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Shaheed Bhagat Singh), talked about the extent of flooding in rural areas of Haryana and the hardships faced by the villagers and farmers. Excerpts.

In an interview with Gaon Connection, Tejveer Singh, a spokesperson of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Shaheed Bhagat Singh), talked about the extent of flooding in rural areas of Haryana and the hardships faced by the villagers and farmers. Excerpts.

State, caste, religion and creed are swept clean when disaster strikes. Volunteers from Punjab rush medicines, fresh water and food to help farmers across the border in Haryana where several villages remain inundated after the recent floods.

State, caste, religion and creed are swept clean when disaster strikes. Volunteers from Punjab rush medicines, fresh water and food to help farmers across the border in Haryana where several villages remain inundated after the recent floods.

It’s not just in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia where there has been a spate in deaths amidst heatwave conditions in the past week. In the neighbouring Deoria district, 48 deaths were reported between June 17-June 18 when the temperature surged to 45 degrees Celsius. One of these deaths was that of a 30-year-old father of two kids who was returning to his house after meeting his wife at his in-law’s place. Gaon Connection explores the circumstances in which the young man died.

It’s not just in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia where there has been a spate in deaths amidst heatwave conditions in the past week. In the neighbouring Deoria district, 48 deaths were reported between June 17-June 18 when the temperature surged to 45 degrees Celsius. One of these deaths was that of a 30-year-old father of two kids who was returning to his house after meeting his wife at his in-law’s place. Gaon Connection explores the circumstances in which the young man died.