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Uttarkashi tunnel op: Vertical drilling team on standby mode as rescue eff
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
An SJVN official said, "We have given a proposal to the administration to do vertical drilling in 5 to 6 days; our team has done the survey for drilling; and apart from this, their drilling machine has also reached the spot to do the drilling. We are just waiting for the order to come." Read More
Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: BRO personnel to quickly transport machines for
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"Soon, a joint meeting of all the concerned departments is going to be held and in that meeting, a decision will be taken as to what time the work on the vertical railing will start," said the official.
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Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Manual drilling to reach workers will start once
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Manual drilling will start soon to cut through the debris that separates rescuers from the 41 trapped workers in the collapsed portion of the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, officials informed on Saturday.
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"No heavy objects present up to 5 metres": Experts on Uttarkashi rescue op
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Ground Penetrating Radar, also known as GPR, Georadar, Subsurface Interface Radar, or Geo-probing Radar, is a totally non-destructive technique to produce a cross-section profile of the subsurface without any drilling, trenching or ground disturbances.
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Uttarkashi rescue operation halted due to technical glitch
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The drilling by the American-made auger machine to rescue the trapped workers was halted after the rescue team faced a technical glitch.
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"Hope to push pipe further this time with no obstacle": Official on Uttark
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"The auger drilling machine has been reassembled. A new pipe will be put in after the welding, which will take two hours. After two hours, we will push the pipe inside the tunnel. We hope that we push the pipe further this time and will face no obstacles," Additional Secretary Ahmed said.
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Uttarkashi Tunnel collapse: Welder's team entered damaged pipe; auger reas
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The platform on which the equipment was mounted had developed some cracks when the rescue operation was underway on Thursday, and the process of horizontal drilling through the debris had to be paused.
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Uttarkashi tunnel rescue ops: Platform for auger machine stabilised, drill
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"The problem encountered in the platform on which the American auger machine was mounted has been fixed and now the machine is running smoothly on the platform," a top official told ANI.
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"No metallic obstruction in next 5 metres; rescue op at Silkyara tunnel to
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Talking to ANI here on Friday morning, Khulbe said that the platform on which the Augur drilling machine developed some cracks yesterday has been revamped now.
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Uttarkashi tunnel incident: Drilling work halted again after technical sna
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The drilling work at Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel to evacuate 41 trapped workers was halted again on Thursday night after the auger machine encountered a technical snag.
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Uttarakhand rescue ops: "It's like we're there, knocking at front door" sa
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"Last night we got the information that a thick iron block had caused some problems in the drilling process. The block has been cut and if no further problems like this arise, then the remaining 12 metre of drilling will be finished soon and the rescue mission will also soon be completed,
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Worker trapped in Slikyara tunnel tells family he is 'Safe and healthy' ev
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The collapse occurred on November 12 during the construction of the tunnel from Silkyara to Barkot, and the debris that fell in a 60-metre stretch on the Silkyara side of the tunnel trapped 41 workers.
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