I wonder if to some extent itās because of the title inflation in the United States; an effort to give employees a sense of value without actually paying them more
I work in construction and I don't know that I agree. They're digging a tunnel for a road, not mining, and earthworks crews generally consistent of equipment operators and labourers.
The labourers became trapped after a suspected landslide in the early hours of 12 November caused part of the tunnel roof to collapse and become blocked by more than 60 metres of dense concrete rubble, rock and twisted metal.
By late last week, a large mechanical drill managed to get through almost 50 metres of rubble, prompting authorities to proclaim a rescue would happen āwithin hoursā and several politicians rushed to the scene.
Rat hole mining ā a primitive method of extracting coal through very small tunnels ā is outlawed in India as several people have died while doing it, but the practice remains common in some states.
An āescape passageā pipe was inserted, enabling the rescuers ā carrying wheeled stretchers and oxygen cylinders ā to enter and finally reach those inside.
The tunnel is part of the $1.5bn (Ā£1.2bn) Char Dham highway, one of Modiās most ambitious projects, aimed at connecting four Hindu pilgrimage sites through a 550-mile network of roads.
The project has faced criticism from environmental experts, who have alleged it is will lead to subsidence and disturbance of the fragile Himalayan region, which is already prone to landslides and earthquakes
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