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Uttarakhand CM Dhami announces cash incentive for all personnel involved i
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced that an incentive amount of Rs 50,000 each will be given to all the personnel working in the rescue operation inside the Silkyara Tunnel.
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"Combined sense of purpose to save 41 people outweighed all challenges" sa
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
If you haven't noticed, I think we have just witnessed a miracle, said Arnold Dix.
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PM Modi speaks to rescued tunnel workers, says workers showed great courag
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, "Look, I have put my telephone on speaker so that the people sitting with me would also like to listen to you. First of all, I congratulate all of you and all your colleagues. We were able to come out in a happy state even after so many cris
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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: BJP criticises Congress for post against PM M
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam hit out at the Congress party on Tuesday over its post against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand.
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PM Modi urges to pray for 41 labourers trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel, says
Updated : 2 years, 6 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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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Robots to check on mental well-being of trapped
Updated : 2 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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: Auger machine debris removed, manual drilling t
Updated : 2 years, 6 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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Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Manual digging specialist details operation to r
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
a team of six specialists have reached the site to undertake the manual drilling work. They will go inside the 800 mm pipe of the tunnel to remove the debris manually. The team includes engineers from the Indian Army's Madras Engineering Group as well as civilians.
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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Former Army Engineer-in-Chief vouches for manua
Updated : 2 years, 6 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, 6 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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