The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) and Indian Railways (IR) have joined hands in running a special train carrying equipment from Karambeli in Gujarat to Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, spanning 1605 km, to aid in the rescue of the trapped workers in the Uttarkashi
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed his hopefulness in the ongoing rescue operation in Uttarkashi and said he is hopeful that all the workers will come out safely."
The collapse occurred on November 12 during the construction of the tunnel from Silkyara to Barkot, and the debris that fell in a 60-metre stretch on the Silkyara side of the tunnel trapped 41 workers.
Additional Secretary Technical, Road and Transport Mahmood Ahmed said on Wednesday that some big news is expected in the next 24 hours pending obstacles as an additional 880-millimeter pipe has also been pushed 21 metres through the rubble to free 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tu
Meanwhile, the location has been identified for vertical drilling to bring out 41 workers trapped inside Silkyara Tunnel, 11 days after the under-construction structure collapsed.
Major Naman Narula of BRO, while speaking to ANI said that the road construction work- from the upper part of the tunnel to the marked place where the drilling work will be done has been completed.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Wednesday that he spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the phone today and briefed him about the ongoing rescue operations at Silkyara tunnel, where 41 workers have been trapped for 11 days after a portion of an underconstructio