So near yet so far: Rescue operations in Uttarkashi tunnel halted
The promising progress in efforts to rescue 41 workers was marred by agonising obstacles on Thursday, as drilling through the rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand was put on hold repeatedly.
On Thursday evening, the platform on which the 25-tonne auger machine is mounted developed cracks. Officials in Uttarkashi district said rescue workers would “stabilise” the platform before drilling is resumed again. The rescue operation was once resumed earlier in the day after an overnight hurdle delayed the drilling by several hours.
