On the ninth day of rescue operations at the Silkyara tunnel collapse site here, rescuers on Monday achieved a 'breakthrough' by pushing a six-inch-wide pipeline through the rubble of the collapsed portion, where 41 labourers are trapped.
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.
"Because there is darkness in that tunnel as well as lack of oxygen, the government is making every effort to rescue the trapped workers, along with this oxygen and food, drinks and medicines are being supplied to the workers. So that apart from being physically fit, he also remains menta
The Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Gopal Sharma on Monday alleged that his party workers were threatened and stopped from campaigning in the Civil Lines constituency in Rajasthan.
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.
Tunnelling expert Arnold Dix arrives at Uttarkashi tunnel collapse site. Professor Arnold Dix specialises in underground and transportation infrastructure
Speaking to ANI after a high-level meeting on the decision, Jain said, "The government has taken a decision to work on all fronts to save the precious lives of the labourers trapped in the tunnel at Silkyara. Today in a high-level meeting, various options were examined based on technical
Amid the ongoing efforts to rescue the workers trapped in the Uttarkashi tunnel, a portion of which caved in earlier, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will on Sunday conduct an on-site inspection of the operations, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) informed through an offici