Uttarkashi/New Delhi: Rescue work at the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand was virtually on hold Sunday as the agencies involved in the effort set themselves up for the next stage — adopting multiple approaches to reach the 41 men trapped inside for a week.
Officials said a road to the top of the hill has been laid in a single day for digging a vertical shaft down into the tunnel.
Also, the Tehri Hydroelectric Development Corporation was set to begin “micro tunneling” Sunday night from the Barkot end of the under-construction tunnel on the Char Dham route, part of which collapsed on November 12.
