Months after the nationwide celebration of the successful rescue of Uttarakashi laborers from the Silkayara tunnel, the home of the rat-hole miner who led the operation to save the trapped workers was demolished by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Thursday.
"Thank you Anthony Albanese, my Prime Minister, for your kind words on my small role in the miracle rescue of my 41 adopted Indian sons in India," posted Dix on X after the Australian PM spoke words of appreciation for him at the Australian Parliament.
Albanese expressed deep admiration for Professor Dix, who serves as the president of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, emphasising his expertise in handling such critical situations.
Joy and celebration filled the air in Jharkhand's Khirabera village as three local workers rescued from the Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarakhand returned home.
On November 12, a section of the tunnel between 205 and 260 metres from the Silkyara side collapsed. Workers who were beyond the 260-metre mark were trapped, with their exit blocked.
Recounting the ordeal of rescue operations lasting for 17 days, he said, "It was very challenging to supply essential food items through a pipe to workers."
The Uttarakhand Minister Prem Chand Aggarwal visited Chinyalisaur Community Health Centre where the 41 workers are undergoing treatment after their evacuation from the tunnel.