The rescue began on November 15, 1989, at 5:15 PM. But before the capsule could go down, the rescue team had to establish communication. A hand-operated hammering code was used: “We are alive. Send food.” The trapped miners had survived on raw flour and seepage water for two days.
At a time when experts from around the world were skeptical of a successful rescue, Jaswant Singh Gill mission raniganj