God saved Tunnel Workers (Post No.1)

 

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God saved Tunnel Workers (Post No.1)

Compiled by London Swaminathan

Posted on 29-11-2023

Post No.1

Tunnelling specialist Arnold Dix worships local deity after miraculous rescue of 41 workers (Post No.1)

Chandigarh, November 29 ,2023 (The Tribune)

Arnold Dix, a global tunnelling specialist brought in for the Uttarkashi rescue mission on Wednesday, said the mission saw a miracle and he would visit the temple since he had made a vow to express gratitude there during the operation.

A few hours later, Dix was spotted praying at the shrine dedicated to the local deity, Baba Bokh Naag ji.

In addition to being a geologist, engineer and lawyer, Dix is the president of the International Tunnelling Underground Space Association, which is situated in Geneva. He said, “As a parent, it has been an honour for me to assist other parents in reuniting with their children. Recall that I predicted 41 people would return home unharmed by Christmas, at the outset.” Christmas would arrive early, Dix declared.

Arnold revealed the key to their accomplishment, saying, "We knew exactly what we wanted and we were calm. We collaborated brilliantly as a team, including the engineers, the best Army around, all the agencies, and the federal government. It was a pleasure to contribute to the mission's success."

The foreign expert described the mission as difficult. "What kinds of difficulties were avoided by us? He remarked, "But everybody knew we were bringing those men home."

It was just a matter of time until the rat miners physically dug a way out, and on Tuesday Dix was spotted worshipping at the temporary temple at the rescue site. "When faith and science come together,” Amit Malviya of the BJP shared the image and said, "International tunnelling expert Arnold Dix joins a priest in praying for the safe evacuation of 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel, in Uttarakhand."

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Hindu Deity (The Week Magazine)

Huddled in an animated conversation with his friends on why the tunnel caved in, trapping 41 workers, Madan Bhandari, a wiry local from nearby Chinyalisour, told THE WEEK: “There was a temple dedicated to Baba Baukh Naag, our main deity, on the spot where the tunnel begins from the Silkyara side. Despite our reservations, the temple was dismantled without the necessary religious ceremonies. And the result is there for everyone to see. Obstacles have come up in the tunnel work at every step. Unless quickly addressed, it will lead to more such disasters.”

Bhandari is at the tunnel site with four of his friends to witness the rescue operations. “The trapped workers are alive only because of the benevolence of Baba Baukh Naag. They will come out alive if Baba is pacified.” Bhandari points towards the peak that overlooks the tunnel site. “That is where the main Baukh Naag temple is located. Every three years a grand fair is held where locals climb up the peak to pay obeisance to the deity,” he said. Garwalis worship Baba Baukh Naag as one of the manifestations of Shiva.

 

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