Union minister V K Singh on Thursday said all efforts are being made for an early and safe evacuation of 40 labourers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in this Uttarakhand district for more than four days, but the rescue operation could take two or three more days.
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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Drilling to rescue trapped workers to resume soon, say officials
Uttarkashi: Drilling to create a passage for 40 workers trapped in an under-construction tunnel that collapsed four days back will resume soon with a new heavy machine, which was flown in from Delhi, officials said here. The ‘American auger’ machine was airlifted in parts by three IAF transport aircraft on Wednesday to replace the “failed” […]
Another warning in the Himalayas
Mishaps are happening again and again in the Himalayan region, underlining the need to check building and construction activity there. About 40 workers were trapped on Sunday in a tunnel they were building under the Char Dham highway project in Uttarakhand. Rescue attempts have been on since but faced a setback following a landslide at […]
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Trapped labourers yet to be rescued, heavy machines airlifted from Delhi to remove debris
Lucknow: Attempts to rescue 40 labourers who were trapped after the collapse of a portion of an under-construction tunnel on the Yamunotri (origin of river Yamuna) National Highway in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district have not succeeded even 72 hours after the incident, triggering protests from the family members of the labourers. Officials who were present at […]
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Landslide, technical issues in drilling machine affect rescue operations
Uttarkashi: Operations to rescue 40 labourers trapped in a tunnel have been hampered after a landslide at the site and technical problems with a drilling machine being used to create an escape passage, officials said. The labourers are safe, and oxygen, electricity, medicines, food items and water are being constantly supplied to them through pipes, […]
Explained | Uttarakhand’s plan to rescue stranded labourers using 3-ft pipe
Officials in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district are hopeful that all 40 labourers who were stranded beneath the rubble of a collapsed under-construction tunnel would be able to be evacuated by today, following nearly 70 hours of arduous efforts to rescue them, HT reported. However, on Tuesday, there was another landslide that made rescue efforts more difficult […]
Land compensation row: Atishi alleges ‘prima facie complicity’ of Chief Secy Naresh Kumar in report to CM Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Vigilance Minister Atishi has submitted a 670-page probe report to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleging “prima facie complicity” of Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar in a land acquisition matter and claiming it would have involved a windfall gain of Rs 897 crore for stakeholders, government sources said on Tuesday. According to the report, […]
Workers remain trapped in collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel as rescue hampered
Lucknow: Rescue teams were unable on Wednesday to reach 40 workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel in Uttarakhand, as huge boulders were blocking efforts to create an evacuation passage, officials said. It has been three days since the tunnel collapsed but the labourers continue to be safe and healthy, one official involved in the […]
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Drilling begins to create escape passage for trapped workers
Uttarkashi: Rescue workers on Tuesday began the process of inserting wide steel pipes through the rubble of the collapsed under-construction tunnel on the Char Dham route to bring out the 40 labourers trapped inside for two days, officials said. Drilling to insert the pipes has begun with the help of an ‘auger machine’, Uttarkashi District […]
15 Jharkhand workers trapped in Uttarakhand tunnel are safe: Official
Ranchi: All the 15 workers from Jharkhand workers, who got trapped after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarakhand, are safe and likely to be rescued by Wednesday, an official said on Tuesday. A three-member Jharkhand government team, which has already reached Uttarkashi to help in the rescue operations, took details about the […]
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Trapped labourer speaks to his son
Uttarkashi: Gabbar Singh Negi, one of the 40 labourers trapped in the under-construction tunnel that collapsed on the Char Dham route, spoke to his son on Tuesday. “I was allowed to speak to my father for a few seconds using the pipe through which oxygen is being supplied to the stranded workers,” Akash Singh Negi […]
Jharkhand officials leave for Uttarakhand to provide help in rescue of trapped workers
Ranchi: A three-member team of Jharkhand government officials have left for Uttarakhand to provide help in the rescue of workers who were trapped after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed, an official said on Tuesday. Around 36 workers, including 10 from Jharkhand, were feared trapped after a portion of an under-construction tunnel between Silkyara […]