The entire nation is currently hooked on to their TV screens, watching the ongoing rescue mission to evacuate 41 workers trapped inside tunnel.
In the past, heroic rescue missions took place that got the whole world talking. These missions include Operation Raniganj to Thai cave rescue.
In 2018, 12 members of a soccer team and their coach got trapped in a Thai cave. They were evacuated after over 2 weeks.
2010 Chile mine collapse trapped 33 miners underground for 69 days before rescuers brought them out one by one through a specially designed capsule.
In 2006, a 5-yr-old boy, Prince, fell into a borewell in a Haryana village. After 50 hours of hard work, rescuers managed to pull him out.
On July 24, 2002, the rescue of 9 trapped miners in Pennsylvania's Quecreek mine unfolded. They were evacuated after 77 hours via narrow 22-inch cage.
In 1989, 65 miners got trapped in a coal mine in Raniganj. Mining engineer Jasawant Gill's steel capsule idea helped in rescuing miners within 2 days