Visuals of workers who have been trapped inside the tunnel in Uttarkashi have raised hopes among the near and dear ones who have converged at the incident site.
On the tenth day of rescue operations at the Silkyara tunnel collapse site in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, a significant milestone was achieved as rescuers reached the tunnel with a vertical drilling machine from the upper part of the hill above the tunnel. This development comes as 41 labour
Amid the ongoing efforts to rescue the workers trapped in the Uttarkashi tunnel, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that we are working on a war footing to evacuate all the workers safely.
Hours after an alternative six-inch lifeline pipe reached the Silkyara tunnel, where 41 labourers have been trapped for over a week, rescuers are filling Khichdi in cylindrical bottles to be sent to the stranded workers.
A major breakthrough has been achieved when National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited completed drilling of another six-inches diameter pipeline
Assisting in the rescue operations underway to evacuate 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand, three aircrafts of the Indian Air Force airlifted another 36 tonnes of critical equipment on Monday.
As the rescuers race against time to evacuate the 41 trapped labourers into an under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi, a team of DRDO robotics has also reached their location to be of help.
When questioned about the inspection of the tunnel, Dix said, "It is looking good but we have to decide whether it's good or a trap, because it's looking very positive. I have got the best experts for this Himalayan geology here, I'm just one."
Tunnelling expert Arnold Dix arrives at Uttarkashi tunnel collapse site. Professor Arnold Dix specialises in underground and transportation infrastructure