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
Tunnelling expert Arnold Dix arrives at Uttarkashi tunnel collapse site. Professor Arnold Dix specialises in underground and transportation infrastructure
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
According to an official release from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), "Chief Minister Dhami said that the state government will provide accommodation, food and health facilities to the families of the workers."
Chris Cooper who is also a consultant for the Rishikesh Karnprayag rail project has reached the site to monitor the rescue operation of 40 workers trapped inside the tunnel for six days now.
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association offered assistance to the Indian rescue team as 40 labourers remain stranded due to a tunnel collapse in Uttarkashi.
Union Minister of State of Road Transport and Highways VK Singh took stock of the operation on Thursday and said that the government and all its agencies are making all the efforts to complete the rescue operation in two to three days to evacuate 40 workers trapped inside the collapsed un
As rescue personnel raced against time to reach the workers trapped inside an under-construction tunnel, a portion of which caved in earlier, heavy auger drilling machines reached Chinyalisaur helipad in Uttarkashi to aid the ongoing rescue operation.
According to authorities, a platform is being prepared for an auger machine to drill horizontally and insert large diameter MS pipes in between the debris so that the trapped workers can be taken out throught the metal pipes.