Uttarakhand tunnel collapse update: Vertical drilling underway, 86 mts left
On Monday, the 15th day of efforts to save 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi began. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is working to retrieve broken parts of the auger machine while simultaneously conducting manual and vertical drilling to create an escape route for the trapped workers.
Meanwhile, two Border Roads Organisation (BRO) officials were injured after their SUV was rammed by a private bus near the Silkyara tunnel construction on Sunday. The accident occurred just half a kilometre away from the tunnel when three BRO officials were on the way to the site in their official vehicle.
