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"Will come up with 'good news' in next 40 hrs if..." say officials as they
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
With the rescuers focusing on the 'horizontal drilling' method to evacuate 41 labourers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel, an official on Tuesday said that the time from tonight is the 'most crucial' and that if everything goes right, some 'good news' will come up in the next 40 hours.
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Our focus is to save lives of workers trapped inside Uttarkashi tunnel: ND
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Member of the National Disaster Management Authority, Lt General (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain on Tuesday said that our focus is to save the life of workers trapped inside the under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi.
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Focused effort is 'horizontal drilling' to rescue workers trapped in Silky
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Tuesday said that the most 'focused effort' of rescuers working at the Silkyara tunnel collapse site is the 'horizontal drilling' through the Auger machine to evacuate the 41 workers trapped for 10 days in the 2-km-built portion of the
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"I am fine Maa, please eat your meals on time": Worker trapped in Silkyara
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a major breakthrough in the ongoing Silkyara tunnel collapse rescue team officials successfully developed communication with the trapped workers through the 6-inch pipeline on Tuesday morning.
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Do not sensationalise Uttarkashi incident, Centre advises TV channels
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has on Tuesday issued an advisory to television channels to refrain from sensationalising the ongoing rescue operation underway at Silkyara in Uttarakhand and from undertaking any live posts or videos from close proximity of the tunnel site. Read More
Silkyara tunnel collapse: PM Modi takes stock of progress of ongoing rescu
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took stock of the progress in the ongoing rescue work after the team made a significant breakthrough on Monday.
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"Work being done to get 6-inch pipeline fully functional" says tunnelling
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association president Arnold Dix who is currently overseeing the ongoing rescue efforts at the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse site said that works were being done to get the 6-inch pipeline fully functional.
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Breakthrough of inserting six-inch pipeline is definitely encouraging for
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed hope that the trapped workers would soon come out safely after a six-inch pipeline was pushed through the rubble of the collapsed portion in the Silkyara tunnel and audio-visual communication was restored with them.
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Silkyara tunnel collapse: Brief setback to rescue operations as narrow roa
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Efforts to rescue trapped 41 workers in the ongoing Silkyara tunnel collapse received a setback when the piling machine being transported for the rescue operation got stuck due to the narrow road leading to the spot.
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Silkyara tunnel collapse: Relief for 41 trapped workers as Rescue teams es
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a major breakthrough in the ongoing Silkyara tunnel collapse rescue team officials have successfully developed communication with the trapped worked through the 6-inch pipeline on Tuesday morning.
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Endoscopic camera facilitates first interaction with trapped workers in Ut
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The workers could be seen standing in the tunnel, wearing their protective helmets.
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Silkyara tunnel collapse: Trapped workers in good health, communicating wi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As the rescue operation in the ongoing Silkyara tunnel collapse entered Day 10, the first visuals of the trapped workers emerged on Tuesday morning. Rescue teams are involved in a relentless effort to establish contact with them. The endoscopic flexi camera has reached the trapped workers
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