An Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on November 15 flew a heavy drilling machine from Delhi to Chinyalisaur to bore a safe passage for 40 workers trapped for over three days in an under-construction tunnel 30 km away in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, officials said.
While the new machine is being put into service, co-workers of those trapped inside expressed dismay at the progress of the multi-agency rescue operations. They gathered at the entry of the tunnel on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway and shouted slogans protesting against the “slow” pace of the operation to rescue their colleagues trapped for over 72 hours now.
