Mission Raniganj -

Gill looked at the massive drilling rigs sitting idle in the yard. "Yes," he said. "That's exactly what we’ll do."

Gill shouted from the bottom: "Don't pull! Push! Twist the cable!" Mission Raniganj

When the dust settled, a grim number emerged: 65 miners were trapped. Not in a cave, but in a watery tomb. Three shifts of workers, including a night shift that had been catching sleep in a side chamber, were now sealed off by a wall of murky, ice-cold water. Gill looked at the massive drilling rigs sitting

"This isn't a grave," Gill said, slamming his fist on the map. "The upper shaft is dry. There’s an air pocket. They are alive." Three shifts of workers, including a night shift

Gill tied a rope around his own waist. "I do."

Gill shouted down the line: "Don't sing. Dig. Build a platform of coal bags. Every inch above the water is life."