New Delhi: CPI (M) Member of Parliament P V Sivadasan in Rajya Sabha on Monday raised the issue of collapse of Uttrakhand’s Silkyara tunnel and demanded an inquiry into the incident alleging that safety measures were not implemented by the company concerned. A part of the Uttarkashi tunnel — around 200 metres from the entrance […]
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Option of manual drilling being considered at Uttarkashi tunnel
Uttarkashi: With the auger machine encountering hurdles in the rubble time and again, rescuers are considering switching over to manual drilling at the Silkyara tunnel where 41 labourers have been trapped for the past 13 days, officials said on Saturday. Drilling at the collapsed portion of the tunnel to rescue the trapped men was halted […]
Collapsed Uttarkashi tunnel had no safety exit, was built through geological fault: Probe panel member
The Uttarkashi tunnel which collapsed, trapping 41 workers in Uttarakhand did not have an emergency exit and was built through a geological fault, a member of a panel of experts investigating the disaster said on Friday. Rescuers are still struggling to reach the construction workers 12 days after the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel caved in. The […]
‘We have a good chance of success in the very near future,’ says NDMA member on Uttarkashi tunnel rescue
It has been 12 days since 41 workers have been trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi. As rescue efforts are going on to free the workers from the tunnel, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member Lt General (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain, in an interview with DH’s Anupama Ramakrishnan, threw light on the ongoing rescue […]
Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: NDRF conducts evacuation rehearsal using wheeled stretchers
Uttarkashi: The NDRF on Friday conducted a rehearsal of how it would take its wheeled stretchers through the chute being prepared to rescue the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel. An NDRF personnel went through the passage, pushing a wheeled stretcher tied to a rope at the end of the tunnel and was pulled […]
Snag set right, drilling to resume at Uttarkashi tunnel
Uttarkashi: Drilling through the rubble to prepare an escape route for the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel was set to resume on Friday morning, a day after another snag hit the rescue efforts, an official said. Former advisor to the prime minister’s office Bhaskar Khulbe said the operation might successfully be completed by […]
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Board games, playing cards to help trapped workers relieve stress
Uttarkashi/Dehradun: Rescuers plan to provide board games and playing cards to the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel for 12 days as the operation to evacuate them continues to get disrupted by multiple delays, an official said. Late on Thursday, boring through the rubble of the collapsed tunnel was put on hold again, apparently […]
Drilling snag delays rescue of 41 men stuck in Uttarkashi tunnel
Silkyara: Hopes for the imminent rescue of 41 men trapped in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for nearly two weeks were foiled by a problem with the drilling equipment, an official said on Friday, but efforts to reach the workers should resume soon. The men, low-wage construction workers, have been confined in the […]
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Workers may be rescued by today, says NDMA
New Delhi: Workers trapped in Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel for the last 11 days are likely to be rescued by Friday, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain said on Thursday evening. The drilling work to pull out 41 trapped workers encountered obstacles, which resulted in a temporary stoppage of rescue […]
Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Iron mesh hurdle removed, rescue operations resume after six hours
Lucknow: Rescue operations to bring out the 41 labourers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district since November 12, which came to a halt after the auger machine used in the drilling hit an iron mesh on Wednesday night, resumed after a delay of six hours on Thursday morning. The officials, engaged in […]
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescue work enters final stretch at Silkyara tunnel, hopes high
Uttarkashi/New Delhi: Ambulances were on standby and a special ward at a local health centre kept ready as a multi-agency effort to rescue 41 men trapped in the Silkyara tunnel appeared close to success on Wednesday evening. In a late evening development, drilling of steel pipes through the rubble hit a hurdle when some iron […]
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: 15-men NDRF team roped in to rescue 41 trapped workers
Uttarkashi: A 15-man strong NDRF team led by a commandant has been tasked to take out one by one the 41 labourers stuck for the last 10 days in the collapsed Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarkashi. The evacuation method which involves a series of 800 mm diameter steel pipes has proven to be a big challenge […]