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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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"Ground penetrating radar used to detect obstacles": NDMA on Uttarkashi tu
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Addressing a press briefing in New Delhi, Syed Ata Hasnain said, "Using ground penetrating radar, it has been detected that there is no obstacle in the next 5 metres on our path. We continue to use this to detect obstacles, if any. There is hope that the movement of the augor is done and wil
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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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Uttarakhand CM Dhami takes stock of Uttarkashi rescue operation
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"The responsibility of saving the precious lives of 41 people trapped in the tunnel is on all of us. The people involved in the campaign will have to work day and night to make the mission successful with full efficiency, capacity, promptness and caution. There will be no shortage of resourc
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"Uttarkashi rescue operation in final stage": Uttarakhand CM Dhami
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"The rescue operation is in its last step. PM Modi is taking all the updates about the difficulties that workers might face and discussing the solutions. Both the central and state government's agencies are working together for the rescue operation. We hope that soon this operation will be c
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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 rescue: NDRF demonstrates movement of wheeled stretchers
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel on Friday carried out a demonstration of the movement of wheeled stretchers through the pipeline inserted to extricate 41 workers trapped in a portion of the Silkyara tunnel of Uttarkashi, which collapsed over a week ago.
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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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Union Minister VK Singh reaches Uttarkashi tunnel site to inspect rescue o
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, General (retd) VK Singh, reached the Silkyara tunnel site on Friday to take stock of the ongoing efforts to rescue 41 trapped workers.
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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 rescue: CM Dhami tracks ops from temporary office camp a
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As merely a few metres separated the rescuers and the trapped workers in the collapsed portion of the under-construction of the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, a temporary camp office was put together at Matali for Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to monitor the ongoing operation real-ti
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