The 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand's Silkyara are expected to be rescued by 8 am today, a rescue official told reporters. Only 12 metres of rock and debris separate them, officials said earlier on Wednesday. The under-construction tunnel had collapsed on November 12, trapping the labourers working inside. Advanced drilling machines were flown in as rescue officials raced against time to save the trapped workers.
Here are the live updates on the Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Ops:
They're Practising Yoga, Says Brother Of Man Trapped In Uttarakhand TunnelAll 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel are practising yoga and other exercises while rescuers work to create an escape route, according to Jaymal Singh Negi, brother of Gabbar Singh Negi - one of the men stranded for 12 days.
#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Dr Narinder Kumar, Hospital Administration, AIIMS Rishikesh, says, "If needed, there is a plan to bring the rescued people to AIIMS Rishikesh. The government has made arrangements at the district hospital in Uttarkashi. They will... pic.twitter.com/PLUdSkjiGp
- ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2023
Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Op In Last Phase, Ambulances On Standby: 10 Facts
Big Breakthrough - Iron Mesh That Delayed Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Removed#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | IG Garhwal Range, KS Nagnyal says, "We have made all the arrangements for ambulances...We'll take them (trapped workers) from the site to the hospital through green corridor. As per the doctor's advice, we can also airlift people... pic.twitter.com/DVgkEAvX3V
- ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2023
#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami reaches the Silkyara tunnel site where a rescue operation is underway to bring out the trapped workers. pic.twitter.com/QXL49pC29j
- ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2023
"We Are At Front Door": Tunnel Rescue Op Resumes, Less Than 10 Metres Left#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | International Tunneling Expert, Arnold Dix reaches the Silkyara tunnel site where the rescue operation is underway to bring out the trapped workers.
- ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2023
Arnold Dix says "At the moment, it's like we are there at the front door and we... pic.twitter.com/eBrhdk4LGP
#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Uttarkashi DM Abhishek Ruhela says "We have covered a majority of the distance and there is little work left. Our teams are continuously trying to overcome the technical problems that we are facing. We are taking advice from... pic.twitter.com/HsriUXif0W
- ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2023
#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | On welding experts from Delhi arrived at the incident site, welder Radhe Raman Dubey; says, "We are here to weld MS pipe inside the tunnel. Five welders have come here for the same...We'll do it with the help of welding machines" pic.twitter.com/b1NncG2fc4
- ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2023
#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | On welding experts from Delhi arrived at the incident site, welder Radhe Raman Dubey; says, "We are here to weld MS pipe inside the tunnel. Five welders have come here for the same...We'll do it with the help of welding machines" pic.twitter.com/b1NncG2fc4
- ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2023
#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Welding experts have been called from Delhi to the Silkyara tunnel site where the rescue operation is underway to bring out the trapped workers. pic.twitter.com/QsNVZKg2Tq
- ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2023
Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Op In Last Phase, Ambulances On Standby: 10 Facts#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Latest visuals from the site where the rescue operation is underway to rescue the trapped workers pic.twitter.com/0mRSVXTplC
- ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2023
#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Uttarkashi DM Abhishek Ruhela arrives at the site where efforts are underway to rescue the 41 trapped workers pic.twitter.com/jKjIKCKWSM
- ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2023
#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Girish Singh Rawat, one of the members of the rescue operation team says, " Rescue operation is almost in the last stage, I hope the result will come in 1-2 hours...pipeline is being inserted to take out the workers...the steel... pic.twitter.com/Wp9EL5yZ5n
- ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2023
Rescuers Enter Collapsed Uttarakhand Tunnel, 41-Bed Hospital Ready#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Harpal Singh, project head of Zojila Tunnel and one of the rescue team members says, "...pipe has covered 44 metres and it has to go 12 metres more. The only obstacle right now is that a few steel pieces have come into the... pic.twitter.com/AcBbhYpmFL
- ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2023
#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Harpal Singh, one of the rescue team members says, "...NDRF is quite confident, they will cut the steal and machine (gas cutter) will work...I feel that approximately by 8 am in the morning, the entire rescue operation will be... pic.twitter.com/xQEToB7KBq
- ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2023
#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Medical equipment reach the collapse site where a temporary hospital has been set up pic.twitter.com/zorj94lHwu
- ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2023
A 15-man strong NDRF team led by a commandant has been tasked to take out one by one the 41 labourers stuck for the last 10 days in the collapsed Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarkashi. The NDRF jawans have conducted a mock drill on how they will go through the pipe to the other side of the rubble where the labourers are stuck, NDRF second-in-command Ravi Shankar Badhani told PTI.
The Jharkhand government has planned to airlift workers belonging to the state who were among the 41 people trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand after their rescue. There are around 15 workers from Jharkhand trapped in the tunnel. An official from the Jharkhand labour department present at the rescue spot told PTI the state government has planned to airlift the workers belonging to their state. Another official said the rescued workers will be taken to a hospital at Chilyanisaur in Uttarkashi where a separate ward with 41 oxygen-supported beds has been prepared.
#WATCH | NDRF personnel enter Silkyara tunnel as operation to rescue 41 trapped workers intensifies, in Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/f9LCO5PBun
- ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2023
#WATCH | Uttarkashi tunnel incident | Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami left for Uttarkashi from Dehradun. At night, the Chief Minister will take stock of the ongoing relief and rescue work in the Silkyara Tunnel located on the Uttarkashi-Yamnotri road: CMO,... pic.twitter.com/Vw2ECXu6G6
- ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2023
