According to authorities, a platform is being prepared for an auger machine to drill horizontally and insert large diameter MS pipes in between the debris so that the trapped workers can be taken out throught the metal pipes.
A minor girl who was a resident of Odisha's Sorada village was murdered and her body was buried in the limits of Phiringia police station, said a police official on Monday.
Karamveer Singh, NDRF Assistant Commander said that plaster had been done for 200 meters from the starting point of the tunnel but there was no plaster beyond that, which became the main reason for this collapse.
Rescue operation is still continuing at an under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi, a portion of which collapsed earlier on Sunday. Removing the debris using excavators and other heavy machines is continuing now said a loader operator
One person died and six others were seriously injured in a tragic incident after an LPG cylinder exploded inside a house in New Shakti Nagar at Ambala Cantonment on Friday night.
In a collaborative effort between the district administration, NDRF, SDRF Home Guard, and various departments, a mock exercise was conducted at Jakhu Ropeway under the Samarth Abhiyan initiative.