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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | Rescue teams manage to install 6-inch pipe to send food

Agencies race against time to rescue 41 workers trapped in tunnel in Uttarkashi as rescue workers install six-inch pipe to supply food, communication equipment to boost confidence. Rescue mission involves micro-tunnelling, exploring possibility of vertical drilling, excavating two escape channels, digging tunnel from Barkot side.

The Hindu · Nov 20, 2023

Uttarkashi Tunnel Crash: No respite yet to trapped 41 workers; Rescue operations continue on day 9

"We are rescuing those 41 men" says Tunneling Expert Arnold Dix as rescue operation at Slikyara continues. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 20, 2023

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse highlights Himalayan fragility and the need for escape routes

It’s now Day 8 for the 41 workers trapped inside the Barkot-Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi. On November 18, a delegation headed by the prime minister’s former advisor Bhaskar Khulbe reviewed the situation on the ground, even as the government last week promised that “all coordinated efforts” were being made to…

Newslaundry · Nov 20, 2023

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | BRO building road to top of hill to start vertical drilling

Efforts underway to build access road at top of hill for vertical drilling to reach 41 trapped workers. 5-plan strategy devised to rescue them. BRO, Army, PMO, NHIDCL, Forest Dept. assisting in rescue ops. CM Dhami & Union Minister Gadkari review ops.

The Hindu · Nov 19, 2023

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue | Authorities eye drilling from the top

Rescue teams at Uttarkashi tunnel install 3rd auger machine to pierce rubble behind which 41 workers are trapped. 4-5 day timeline projected for workers to get out.

The Hindu · Nov 18, 2023

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Drilling work halted, another machine from Indore to reach today

The ongoing drilling work to reach the 40 trapped workers inside the Silkyara tunnel was halted on Saturday after the rescuers bored 25 metres into the rubble. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 18, 2023

40 workers still trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel; Heavy drill machine installed to expedite rescue work

The officials of the NHIDCL are confident of completing the rescue operation successfully today. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 16, 2023

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | New drill machine off to a slow start; no definite timeline yet for rescue

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: A portion of the tunnel, part of the ambitious Char Dham all-weather road project, collapsed on Nov. 12. following which 40 workers were trapped.

The Hindu · Nov 16, 2023

Rescuers confident of evacuating 40 workers trapped at Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse sit for 96 hours, heavy drill machine installed

Relief and rescue operations in the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse incident are underway for the fifth day to rescue the forty trapped workers.

Dynamite News · Nov 16, 2023

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | Rescue of workers hinges on performance of new drill machine

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: A fresh landslide hampered efforts to insert steel pipes through the rubble of the collapsed tunnel here to bring out the 40 labourers trapped under the debris for two days.

The Hindu · Nov 15, 2023