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"Hoping for good news by evening": Nodal Officer for Silkyara rescue raise
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Nodal Officer for the Silkyara rescue operation and Secretary to the Uttarakhand government, Neeraj Khairwal, during a press briefing on Tuesday, informed that if there are no more hurdles, the rescuers are anticipating an early evacuation of the trapped labourers.
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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: PM Modi speaks to CM Dhami, takes stock of the
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
With operations to safely evacuate 41 trapped labourers out of the Silkyara tunnel underway, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the ongoing rescue and relief efforts from Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami via call on Tuesday.
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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Multi-pronged operations underway as vertical,
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The efforts to rescue 41 trapped labourers are progressing on multiple fronts with both vertical and manual drilling works taking off at an almost similar pace from atop the hill and inside the tunnel accordingly on Tuesday.
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"Will bring them out soon": Workers assert confidence as manual drilling m
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The workers involved in rat-hole mining inside the Silkyara tunnel to rescue 41 trapped labourers asserted confidence that the drilling work will be completed in 24 hours and the trapped labourers will be brought out soon as the rescue efforts entered 17th day on Tuesday.
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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Manual drilling underway, 50 metres crossed so
Updated : 2 years, 3 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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PM Modi urges to pray for 41 labourers trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel, says
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the government and all the agencies together are leaving no stone unturned to evacuate the workers trapped in the Uttarakhand tunnel for the last two weeks and that we have to pray for them to get out safely and as soon as possible.
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"Expecting vertical drilling work in Uttarkashi tunnel to be completed by
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) Managing Director Mahmood Ahmad on Monday informed that the work of the vertical drilling at Uttarkashi tunnel where 41 workers remained trapped is likely to be completed by November 30.
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Adani Group clarifies it has no involvement in Uttarkashi tunnel construct
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The company stated that it strongly condemns the attempts to link it to the incident. Adani Group or any of its subsidiaries have no direct or indirect involvement in the construction of the Uttarkashi tunnel.
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Delegation led by Principal Secy to PM oversees ongoing rescue operations
Updated : 2 years, 3 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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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Auger machine debris removed, manual drilling t
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Micro tunnelling expert Chris Cooper informed, on Monday, that all the debris of the auger machine has been removed and manual drilling to reach the trapped labourers will start in a few hours.
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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Former Army Engineer-in-Chief vouches for manua
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As the vertical drilling makes swift progress, former Engineer-in-Chief and Director General of Border Roads Organisation, Lieutenant General (retired) Harpal Singh said that there is no other way left except the manual method to reach the trapped workers in the Silkyara tunnel.
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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rat hole mining to be employed to remove debris
Updated : 2 years, 3 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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