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"These operations are like war, timelines should not be assumed...": NDMA
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Member of the National Disaster Management Authority, Lt General (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain on Wednesday said that the rescue operation which is underway at Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel where 41 workers remain trapped is like a "war" and no such specific timelines should be assumed by anyone.
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi prays for safety of trapped workers in Utt
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday wished for the safety of 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel and urged the Government to provide proper compensation to them.
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"Covered majority distance, only little more work left," says Uttarkashi D
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, the Uttarkashi DM said that only a little work has been left to the completion of the rescue operation which has been ongoing for the last 12 days.
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Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: "I hope we will be able to rescue the workers so
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"NDRF is ready for all the consequences that we may have to face. Special equipment is also ready so that we can take the trapped workers out as early as possible. Our teams are ready, and I hope we will be able to rescue the workers soon," NDRF DG Atul Karwal told ANI.
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Steel structure obstructing free movement of pipe removed: Former PMO advi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
While speaking to the reporters here, he said that the efforts are being made to move 6 metres ahead of the 45-metre mark that has already been reached.
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Uttarkashi tunnel incident: Laying of 12-metre pipeline is still left to r
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The 41 workers have been trapped since November 12, when the under-construction tunnel from Silkyara to Barkot got blocked due to debris falling in a 60-meter stretch on the Silkyara side.
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"Men are coming home for sure" says international tunnel expert Arnold Dix
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association president Arnold Dix, who has been roped in as part of the ongoing rescue efforts in Uttarkashi tunnel collapse site, on Tuesday said he was absolutely sure that the 41 trapped workers will come home soon.
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U'khand glacier burst: Two more bodies recovered at Tapovan tunnel, rescue
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 14 (ANI): Two more bodies have been recovered from the slush of the Tapovan tunnel, where rescue operation has been underway since February 7, said Uttarakhand Director-General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar on Sunday.
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82 tourist vehicles stranded due to snowfall in Atal Tunnel rescued in Him
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 3 (ANI): Kullu district police evacuated a total of 82 stranded tourist vehicles, stranded due to heavy snowfall, from the south portal area of Atal tunnel near Dhundhi in Kullu district on Sunday.
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