Fresh hurdles have emerged in ongoing rescue operations being conducted at Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand as machines have again stopped. Efforts are now being made manually to inch closer to the trapped 41 workers.
"Auger machine has encountered some difficulty again and that's why it's being dismantled again. Simultaneously efforts are being made to way to trapped workers manually," an officer in the knowledge of the operation said.
According to him, it seems that workers are unlikely to come out tonight now.
"We are analysing the debris and trying to figure out if they can push through it or if it can be cut manually," he said.
The workers have been trapped for the past 12 days after a portion of the under-construction tunnel on the Uttarakhand Char Dham route collapsed on November 12.
Here are the LIVE updates on the rescue operations:
Twice In 2 Days: Drilling Stops In Tunnel After Machine Hits Metal ObjectIn the second such setback in two days, drilling at the Uttarakhand tunnel where 41 labourers are trapped had to be stopped today evening after the auger machine encountered a metallic object.
Drilling at Uttarakhand tunnel to rescue 41 trapped workers has been halted again, officials said.
"Pushing In Just Two More Pipes May Get Us To Trapped Workers": OfficialOnly 10-12 metres of drilling is left for rescuers to reach the 41 construction workers trapped in the Uttarakhand tunnel for the 13th day now, but giving a timeframe for the rescue is difficult because unexpected hurdles have been delaying the work, senior officials said today afternoon.
#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Haridwar: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says, "The rescue operation is in its last step. PM Modi takes all the updates about the difficulties that workers might face and discusses the solutions... All the agencies of both the... pic.twitter.com/caI1E2XSwd
- ANI (@ANI) November 24, 2023
Uttarkashi tunnel rescue | Uttarakhand government says, the auger machine had to be disassembled due to steel pipes coming in front of it and the pipe being inserted inside getting bent. Due to this, the auger machine was damaged, it has been repaired. pic.twitter.com/W864brwdxO
- ANI (@ANI) November 24, 2023
How Trapped Workers Will Be Pulled Out On Stretchers From TunnelThe forty-one workers who are trapped under a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand for 13 days will be pulled out on wheeled stretchers one by one through a big pipe that is being pushed inside to reach them.
#WATCH | | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue: NDRF demonstrates the movement of wheeled stretchers through the pipeline, for the rescue of 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara Tunnel once the horizontal pipe reaches the other side. pic.twitter.com/mQcvtmYjnk
- ANI (@ANI) November 24, 2023
Rescuers Prep To Pull Out Workers From Uttarkashi Tunnel: Done Rehearsals#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Former advisor to PMO, Bhaskar Khulbe says, "The situation is much better now. Last night, we had to work on two things. First, we had to revamp the platform of the machine... Parsons Company had done the ground penetration radar,... pic.twitter.com/2qbHYPqs04
- ANI (@ANI) November 24, 2023
#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Latest visuals from outside the tunnel
- ANI (@ANI) November 24, 2023
Drilling work was halted yesterday after a technical snag in the Auger drilling machine. Till now, rescuers have drilled up to 46.8 meters in the Silkyara tunnel pic.twitter.com/OVpFR5og7R
Uttarakhand Tunnel Op Enters Final Stretch To Rescue Trapped Workers
