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The rescue operations to evacuate 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district continued for the fifteenth day on Sunday.
Mahmood Ahmed, managing director of National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, said that multiple plans have been put into action to rescue the workers.
Vertical drilling, one of the several chalked-out options to bring out the workers trapped since November 12, is currently underway.
The Indian Army has also joined the operation and been tasked with the manual drilling.
Here are the LIVE updates on the Uttarakhand tunnel rescue:
"Exercise Going On Smoothly": Official On Vertical Drilling
Vertical drilling is currently underway to create an alternative escape route for the 41 workers trapped inside the collapsed tunnel in Silkyara.
Vertical drilling has gone up to 19.2 metres so far and the rescuers have to drill down 86 metres from above to reach the trapped workers.
"The exercise is going on smoothly and if it goes like this without facing obstructions, we can hope to finish it in four days by November 30," NHIDCL MD Mahmood Ahmed said at a press briefing today evening.
Vertical Drilling Of 19.2 Metres Done So Far: Official
Vertical drilling of 19.2 metres has been done on the first day to create escape passage for 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel, an official said today.
Vertical drilling of 19.2 metres has been done on the first day to create escape passage for 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel, an official said today.
"Won't Let Him Work Here Again": Father Of Worker Trapped In Uttarkashi Tunnel"Once he comes out, we will never allow him to work here again," a distraught Chaudhary said on Sunday, waiting for the rescue of his son, who has been stuck inside the collapsed tunnel in Silkyara along with 40 others for two weeks.
Laser, Gas Cutter, Broken Parts Of Drill Machine In Uttarakhand. See PicsGovernment agencies have been engaged in the ongoing rescue operations at the Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi, where 41 workers remain trapped for the past 15 days.
Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse Live Updates: Cooked Food, Fruits Being Provided To Trapped Workers
Freshly cooked food and fresh fruits are being inserted inside the tunnel at regular intervals, the central government said today.
Fruits like orange, apple, banana etc, along with medicines and salts, have been supplied at regular interval.
Additional dry food are also being supplied for future stock, the government said in an official statement.
Massive Waste Dump Near Uttarakhand Tunnel Site Very Dangerous: ExpertNext to high-tech machines and rescue teams working overtime to save 41 workers trapped in an Uttarakhand tunnel is a waste mountain. This waste has been generated during the construction of the tunnel that is part of the ambitious Char Dham project.
15 Metres Drilled Through Vertical Drilling: Rescue Official
Drilling to create a vertical escape route for the 41 workers trapped inside the collapsed tunnel has began, an official said today, a day after an auger machine carrying out horizontal drilling broke down.
"Vertical drilling has begun and (a stretch of) up to 15 metres has been drilled already," NHIDCL MD Mahmood Ahmed told reporters in Silkyara.
6 Plans Being Deployed To Rescue Workers, Says Senior Official
As many as six plans are being deployed to rescue 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain said at a media briefing today.
"Best plan so far is the horizontal drilling," he said.
Mr Hasnain also said that all the trapped workers have been getting their food and medicine.
#WATCH | Silkyara tunnel rescue operation | Member of the NDMA, Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd.) says, "...All of them (workers) have been getting their sustenance, food, medicine...Medical and psycho-social experts are there and doing their work...All precautions are being... pic.twitter.com/qlyF4hYSIc
- ANI (@ANI) November 26, 2023
"Medical and psycho-social experts are there and doing their work... All precautions are being taken for the safety of all," he said.
Uttarakhand Tunnel: After American Machine Fails, Indian Army Called In For Tunnel Rescue OpThe 41 workers trapped in an Uttarakhand tunnel for 15 days were dealt another blow when officials said that the giant drill working on their rescue has collapsed. Indian Army has joined the operation and been tasked with the manual drilling.
Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: Army Assists In Rescue Ops
A unit of Madras Sappers, an engineer group of the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army, has arrived at the site to assist in the rescue operations.
Uttarakhand Tunnel Live Updates: Vertical Drilling Underway
Vertical drilling, one of the several chalked-out options to bring out the workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel, is currently underway since today afternoon.
Two locations have been identified for the vertical drilling, and both are on the Silkyara side of the high-altitude under-construction tunnel.
Manual Drilling To Start Tomorrow As Fresh Snag Halts Uttarkashi Tunnel OpThe rescue operation to save 41 workers trapped in the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district faced another hurdle Friday evening as drilling was halted once again.
#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Vertical drilling machine at the Silkyara tunnel as the operation to rescue 41 workers trapped here continues. pic.twitter.com/NeKM5jznOD
- ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2023
Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Ops Halted Again After Drill Hits Metal Object
Twice In 2 Days: Drilling Stops In Tunnel After Machine Hits Metal Object
