Operation Silkyara
The first definitive account of a rescue that held an entire nation breathless.
On 12 November 2023, a section of an under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand collapsed. Deep inside the partially collapsed Himalayan tunnel, 41 men were trapped. For 17 days, these workers managed to survive with limited supplies in the darkness, anxiously waiting to be rescued, while, above ground, an extraordinary story of determination began to unfold.
Told with pace, tension and vivid detail, Operation Silkyara brings alive the relentless efforts of miners, engineers, rescue teams and volunteers who battled time, terrain and exhaustion to pull off the impossible. Each chapter reads like a countdown, capturing moments of fear, hope, ingenuity and quiet heroism.