The rescue operation to pull out the 41 workers trapped inside under construction Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand state reached the final stages on Tuesday (Nov 28).

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse rescue: Here are the details of trapped workers

The 17-day long wait ends. The first batch of workers are being rescued from the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, India. All trapped workers to be rescued from the tunnel in the next 2 hours Watch the link to know more.

BREAKING | Himalayan tunnel rescue successful, billion prayers answered, workers rescued

Big sigh of relief, as trapped workers being rescued from uttrakhand tunnel. Rescuers had drilled through debris to reach the group of 41 trapped workers. The men had been stuck in the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel in the mountainous state of uttarakhand since it caved in early on november 12.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Workers being pulled out through a narrow pipe of 90cm

Rescuers are meters away from the workers stuck inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand's silkyari for the last 17 day. Ambulances and helicopters are on standby as the rescuers wait to pull out the workers on strectchers..Who will be sent to a makeshift hospital immediately.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rescuers uses rat-hole mining to reach workers

Rescuers achieved major breakthrough in Uttarakhand tunnel rescue operation, 41 workers trapped in the tunnel since Nov 12 are expected to come out soon. NDRF confirmed the safety of all workers.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: NDRF performing evacuation mock drills

The NDRF conducted a press briefing in which a senior rescue official said that it will take atleast 5 minutes to pull out one worker. That means that the entire exercise of pulling out trapped workers from debris of tunnel could last for 3 to 4 hours.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Green corridor from tunnel to hospital set up for the workers

Rescuers achieved major breakthrough in Uttarakhand tunnel rescue operation, 41 workers trapped in the tunnel since Nov 12 are expected to come out soon. As drilling through the debris is completed.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Green corridor to be set up to evacuate trapped workers

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Indian Air Force's Chinook helicopter on standby for workers

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Drilling through the debris complete, good news expected soon

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Major breakthrough acheieved , workers to come out soon

Two weeks into the operations that began to rescue 41 trapped workers in a tunnel in India's Uttarkhand, agencies have now decided to use manual tools and hand tunneling methods to reach the workers. After the augur machine that was being used collapsed a team of 11 specialist have been flown in from Delhi for this. Also, with horozontal drilling facing multiple issues, the teams are now resorting to vertical drilling.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Manual drilling, multiple strategies for tunnel rescue

Inside a tunnel in northern India's Uttarkashi, 41 workers remained trapped as their ordeal since November 12 continued. On Sunday (Nov 26), rescue operators started vertical drilling to reach them, after horizontal drilling faced a series of setbacks.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Vertical drilling moves swiftly amid race to save trapped workers

A massive rescue operation is underway in India's Uttarakhand, where 40 construction workers are trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan highway tunnel. The rescue operations have been ongoing for almost 60 hours. Efforts are underway to drill through the debris and fix a wide steel pipe, which they hope can be used to pull the trapped men out. Local officials said that the men are safe and healthy and are being supplied with food, water, and oxygen through a pipe.

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