The Delhi Development Authority led a demolition drive this week — razing the home of Wakeel Hassan and several other individuals in Khajoori Khas. The rat-hole miner had previously made waves for his role in leading the rescue of workers trapped within the Silkyara tunnel. Affected members of the Uttarkashi rescue team insist that the …
The workers saw ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ after 17 days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to workers, who were rescued from the collapsed tunnel after 17 days, over the phone after the operation was declared a success. All the workers were present in a room and spoke to the Prime Minister over …
28 Nov 2023, 09:49 AM IST Rescuers complete 52 metres of drilling, ‘there will be a breakthrough around 57 metres,’ says Uttarakhand CM Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said, “Almost 52 metres (manual and auger machine drilling together) has been done. It is expected that there will be a …
As the blades of the auger machine drilling through the rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel were on Saturday stuck in the debris, experts present at the site considered switching to options that could drag on the rescue of 41 trapped workers by several days — even weeks. On day 14 of the multi-agency rescue …
News India Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse Live Updates: Manual digging to commence today; vertical drilling of 31 metres completed till now Uttarkashi Tunnel Accident Rescue Operation Live Updates: At least 6 rat hole miners have arrived from Delhi and Jhansi to dig manually. The vertical drilling machine at the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand. (Express Photo: Chitral …
More than 40 people remain trapped inside the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttar Pradesh. Rescue efforts continued on Wednesday as officials remained optimistic about ‘good news’ within the next 40 hours. Engineers have been working overtime to drive a steel pipe through at least 57 metres of earth, concrete and rubble. “Work is being done …
23 Nov 2023, 12:07 PM IST ‘We will be able to cross the 60-metre mark,’ in next few hours, says former PMO advisor Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse LIVE News Updates: Former advisor to PMO, Bhaskar Khulbe said, “In the next 14-15 hours, we will be able to cross the 60-metre mark. It will take 12-14 hours …
Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue News LIVE: Advanced drilling machines were flown in for the rescue op. (File) Dehradun: The 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Silkyara are expected to be rescued by Thursday morning, a rescue official told reporters. Only 12 metres of rock and debris separate them, officials said earlier on Wednesday. The …
Beneath the weight of the earth, forty-one workers are still ensnared in the cold shadows of the ambitious Char Dham Highway project in an embrace of darkness and silence. The first visuals of workers trapped inside the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi surfaced on Tuesday morning, a day after rescuers pushed a six-inch-wide pipeline …
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 …