When he stepped onto solid ground, a miner’s wife fell at his feet. "You gave me back my husband," she sobbed.
Gill shouted down the line: "Don't sing. Dig. Build a platform of coal bags. Every inch above the water is life." Mission Raniganj
He was lowered into the dark hole. The capsule scraped against the jagged rock walls. Water dripped onto his face. After 150 feet, he popped out into the air pocket. The scene was straight out of a nightmare. Sixty-five gaunt, terrified men stood waist-deep in freezing water, holding each other for warmth, their eyes wide with disbelief. When he stepped onto solid ground, a miner’s
Gill smiled. "Sardarji is here. Now, listen carefully. No pushing. The oldest first. Then the weakest. Then the rest. You will go alone. You will feel like you are dying. But you will not." The capsule scraped against the jagged rock walls