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"Saw Picture Of My Parents": How A Worker Survived 17 Days In Tunnel
For a 25-year-old Manjeet Chauhan stuck in Silkyara tunnel survival hinged on a picture of his parents and words of a lost brother, whom he took as a role model after his death in an accident last year.
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"Advised Rat-Hole Mining After...": Tunnelling Expert Details Rescue Op
The "softly, softly" approach to drilling escape holes was key to freeing the 41 men trapped beneath the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, tunnelling expert Arnold Dix told NDTV Wednesday.
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"Am Senior, Will Be Last": Rescued Tunnel Worker Gabbar Singh's Brave Words
That figure was Gabbar Singh Negi - who was born 260 km away, in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district - and had the unfortunate distinction of having been in tunnel collapses thrice before.
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"Tunnelling In Himalayan Rocks Treacherous...": Expert Tells NDTV
In light of difficulties faced in the rescue of 41 workers trapped in an Uttarakhand tunnel since November 12, an expert from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi told NDTV of the need for guidelines to "correctly assess rock type".
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Chinook Helicopter On Standby For Uttarakhand Tunnel Workers
The Air Force has stationed a Chinook helicopter - a twin-rotor heavy-lift chopper - at the airstrip in Uttarakhand's Chinyalisaur, where an emergency medical centre has been set up to treat the 41 workers trapped underground in the Silkyara tunnel.
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Workers May Experience "Insomnia, Bad Dreams, Anxiety": Doctor
The 41 Indian construction workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel for 17 days will need long-term support after their rescue, including monitoring for post-traumatic stress disorder, officials said on Tuesday.
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All Trapped Workers To Be Rescued From Tunnel In Next 2 Hours, Says Official
Rescue teams racing to save 41 men trapped in an Uttarakhand tunnel have cleared the final few metres of debris - thanks to the banned manual "rat-hole"-mining technique being employed after high-tech machines failed.
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"Not Involved In Construction Of Uttarakhand Tunnel": Adani Group
Industrialist Gautam Adani's group on Monday said it has no direct or indirect involvement in the construction of Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel, where 41 construction workers have been trapped since it collapsed more than two weeks back.
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Freezing Temperatures, Rain Pose Fresh Challenge To Uttarakhand Rescue Op
A rain forecast and temperatures dropping to 4 degrees Celsius pose additional hurdles in the ongoing rescue operations to free 41 construction workers trapped under a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi.
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In Uttarkashi Tunnel Op, Manual Drilling Today As Broken Drill Removed
Sixteen days and over 380 hours into their ordeal, the 41 workers trapped under the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi may face an extended wait, possibly stretching by days or even weeks, before their rescue.
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Manual Drilling To Start Tomorrow As Fresh Snag Halts Uttarkashi Tunnel Op
The 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.
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Live Updates: These Are The Multiple Options Used To Rescue Trapped Workers
Uttarakhand Tunnel Live Updates: The rescue operations to evacuate 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district continued for the fifteenth day on Sunday.
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Op Resumes Hours After Snag Halts Drilling
Rescue efforts for the 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel entered the final stretch today. Drilling operations had to be halted late last night after the auger machine broke down, before being resumed today.
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Tunnel Rescue Op To Take "12-14 Hours More" After Another Metal Obstruction
Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse: Efforts to rescue 41 workers trapped in an underground Uttarakhand tunnel were paused briefly, officials said Thursday morning, after the auger drilling holes into the hillside hit a metal obstruction.
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Meet Daksh Brothers - Rovers In Rescue Op For Workers Trapped In Tunnel
Scores of officials on round-the-clock duty to rescue 41 workers trapped in an Uttarakhand tunnel will now be joined by two robots.
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"Saw Picture Of My Parents": How A Worker Survived 17 Days In Tunnel
For a 25-year-old Manjeet Chauhan stuck in Silkyara tunnel survival hinged on a picture of his parents and words of a lost brother, whom he took as a role model after his death in an accident last year.
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"Advised Rat-Hole Mining After...": Tunnelling Expert Details Rescue Op
The "softly, softly" approach to drilling escape holes was key to freeing the 41 men trapped beneath the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, tunnelling expert Arnold Dix told NDTV Wednesday.
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"Am Senior, Will Be Last": Rescued Tunnel Worker Gabbar Singh's Brave Words
That figure was Gabbar Singh Negi - who was born 260 km away, in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district - and had the unfortunate distinction of having been in tunnel collapses thrice before.
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"Tunnelling In Himalayan Rocks Treacherous...": Expert Tells NDTV
In light of difficulties faced in the rescue of 41 workers trapped in an Uttarakhand tunnel since November 12, an expert from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi told NDTV of the need for guidelines to "correctly assess rock type".
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Chinook Helicopter On Standby For Uttarakhand Tunnel Workers
The Air Force has stationed a Chinook helicopter - a twin-rotor heavy-lift chopper - at the airstrip in Uttarakhand's Chinyalisaur, where an emergency medical centre has been set up to treat the 41 workers trapped underground in the Silkyara tunnel.
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Workers May Experience "Insomnia, Bad Dreams, Anxiety": Doctor
The 41 Indian construction workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel for 17 days will need long-term support after their rescue, including monitoring for post-traumatic stress disorder, officials said on Tuesday.
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All Trapped Workers To Be Rescued From Tunnel In Next 2 Hours, Says Official
Rescue teams racing to save 41 men trapped in an Uttarakhand tunnel have cleared the final few metres of debris - thanks to the banned manual "rat-hole"-mining technique being employed after high-tech machines failed.
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"Not Involved In Construction Of Uttarakhand Tunnel": Adani Group
Industrialist Gautam Adani's group on Monday said it has no direct or indirect involvement in the construction of Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel, where 41 construction workers have been trapped since it collapsed more than two weeks back.
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Freezing Temperatures, Rain Pose Fresh Challenge To Uttarakhand Rescue Op
A rain forecast and temperatures dropping to 4 degrees Celsius pose additional hurdles in the ongoing rescue operations to free 41 construction workers trapped under a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi.
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In Uttarkashi Tunnel Op, Manual Drilling Today As Broken Drill Removed
Sixteen days and over 380 hours into their ordeal, the 41 workers trapped under the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi may face an extended wait, possibly stretching by days or even weeks, before their rescue.
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Manual Drilling To Start Tomorrow As Fresh Snag Halts Uttarkashi Tunnel Op
The 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.
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Live Updates: These Are The Multiple Options Used To Rescue Trapped Workers
Uttarakhand Tunnel Live Updates: The rescue operations to evacuate 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district continued for the fifteenth day on Sunday.
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Op Resumes Hours After Snag Halts Drilling
Rescue efforts for the 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel entered the final stretch today. Drilling operations had to be halted late last night after the auger machine broke down, before being resumed today.
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Tunnel Rescue Op To Take "12-14 Hours More" After Another Metal Obstruction
Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse: Efforts to rescue 41 workers trapped in an underground Uttarakhand tunnel were paused briefly, officials said Thursday morning, after the auger drilling holes into the hillside hit a metal obstruction.
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Meet Daksh Brothers - Rovers In Rescue Op For Workers Trapped In Tunnel
Scores of officials on round-the-clock duty to rescue 41 workers trapped in an Uttarakhand tunnel will now be joined by two robots.
