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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Manual drilling underway, 50 metres crossed so
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As the rescue operations enter the 17th day in the Silkyara tunnel, the work of manual drilling is underway to bring out the trapped workers.
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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Robots to check on mental well-being of trapped
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With the rescue operations making swift progress, robotics expert Milind Raj said, on Monday, that the mental well-being of trapped workers will be monitored through robots adding that they are using a homegrown indigenous technology for the same.
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Delegation led by Principal Secy to PM oversees ongoing rescue operations
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A delegation led by Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Pramod Kumar Mishra took stock of ongoing efforts to rescue 41 trapped workers in Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi on the 16th day of the operations.
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No more GPR survey at Uttarakhand rescue site, team sent back to Delhi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) survey team was sent back to Delhi as manual drilling began on the 16th day of the rescue operations in Uttarkashi.
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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rat hole mining to be employed to remove debris
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In an effort to step up the rescue operations in Uttarkashi, a rat hole mining technique will be used through manual drilling to remove the debris inside the pipe on the 16th day of continued rescue efforts in Silkyara tunnel, according to officials.
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"86 meters of vertical drilling required to reach tunnel's crust": NDMA on
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
National Disaster Management Authority Member, Lt General (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain on Sunday said that 86 meters of vertical drilling is required to reach the crust of the Uttarkashi's tunnel where 41 workers remained trapped adding that 17 meters of the drilling has already taken place.
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"Confident that they will be home in time for Christmas": Arnold Dix expre
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Expressing hope about the safe return of the 41 workers by Christmas festival who are trapped in Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel, International Tunneling Expert Arnold Dix on Saturday said that he does not exactly know about the timeline on when will the rescue operation be successful adding th
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Uttarakhand CM takes stock of Silkyara tunnel rescue efforts, talks to tra
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday took stock of the Silkyara tunnel rescue operations and obtained information regarding the condition of the auger machine
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami inspects tunnel site; Arnold Dix sheds hope amid dela
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi is very sensitive towards the workers trapped in Silkyara, Uttarkashi Tunnel. Prime Minister is taking detailed information every day about the well-being of the workers and the ongoing relief and rescue operations in the tunnel. Central agencies, state admin
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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Workers to be rescued by this evening, asserts
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As the ongoing operation to rescue 41 workers trapped in a collapsed portion of the Uttarkashi tunnel entered the 13th day, the director ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation), who is present at the site, asserted the labourers will be rescued by Friday.
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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Kin anxiously wait for return of workers as re
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], November 24 (ANI): As the Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operations reached its final stage on Friday, the kins of trapped labourers wish for the safe return of their loved ones.
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Tunnel collapse: "Rescue op will be completed by the end of day:" says NDR
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Director General of the National Disaster Response Force, Atul Karwal, expressed hope on Thursday that the multi-rescue operations to provide a safe passage to 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakashi will be completed by the end of the day.
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