After 11 days of arduous effort and drilling up to 46.8 metres into the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, officials believe the rescue operation to evacuate 41 workers from across the rubble of the collapsed structure is likely to be over by today. However, officials said the entire operation is like a ‘war’ and …
In a major breakthrough late Monday, a six-inch pipe was pushed through the rubble of the collapsed portion in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand. Later on Tuesday, audio-visual communication was also restored with the trapped workers. As many as 41 workers remain trapped after portions of the tunnel collapsed following a landslide on November 12. …
To address both the physical and mental well-being of the 41 trapped workers inside Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel, recommendations have been made for them to engage in physical exercise and maintain regular communication. According to news agency Reuters, psychiatrist Abhishek Sharma, sent to the tunnel site, advised the men to walk within the 2-km confined area, …
New Delhi: The fresh five-point rescue plan for the 41 men trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand is focussing on the horizontal drilling that will create a shaft, Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, a member of NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority), told reporters today. He, however, refused to set a time frame for the rescue. …
21 Nov 2023, 03:30 PM IST Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE Updates: ‘This is a national effort, getting all support as required’, says ONGC official on rescue ops Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE Updates: “This is a national effort. The first and the top most priority is the safety of the people stuck inside the tunnel. The …
With all the factors working against the rescue operation, the fight for survival is getting tougher for the workers trapped inside the Silkaya tunnel that collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on November 12. As the rescue operation of 41 trapped men completes its seventh day, more than five different agencies are working on …
Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse: The rescue operation to save 40 trapped workers continues after the under-construction tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway collapsed in the early hours of November 12. The team is trying to insert the 6-inch-diameter pipe instead of the 4-inch-diameter inch through which the supply of food and supplements …
The 40 workers have been stuck since Sunday morning after a portion of the tunnel caved in. Dehradun: Dozens of workers have been trapped in a Uttarakhand tunnel for nearly 150 hours with a giant drill being deployed to save them. The rescue operations came to a halt yesterday evening after hearing a sudden “cracking …
Dehradun: Several workers are feared trapped inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand after a part of the under-construction structure collapsed today. Efforts are on to open the tunnel and rescue the trapped workers from the tunnel. The tunnel is meant to connect Silkyara to Dandalgaon in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi. It is being built under the Char Dham …
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