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: 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 Uttarakhand, 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 horizontal drilling facing multiple issues, the teams are now resorting to vertical drilling.

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It's been 2 weeks since a major tunnel collapsed in India's Uttarakhand and the rescue operations continue to pull out 41 workers who remain trapped under the Silkyara tunnel. The administration has been on its to since the 12th of November.

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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.

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Efforts to rescue 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in India's Uttarakhand State is set to begin in the next 2 hours. The operation had once again faced another major setback on Friday night when the drilling machine stopped working again.

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Efforts to rescue 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in India's Uttarakhand State is set to begin in the next 2 hours. The operation had once again faced another major setback on Friday night when the drilling machine stopped working again. #india #uttrakhand #uttarkashitunnelcollapse

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The last phase of the rescue effort has been reached at the Silkyara tunnel collapse site, where 41 workers have been stranded since November 12. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) predicted that by Friday or in the coming hours, the rescue effort would be successful.

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Positive news was anticipated by Friday following the horizontal drilling of 44 meters of pipe inside the tunnel. But on Thursday night, the auger drilling machine broke down once more, posing a new challenge to the rescue effort. Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister of Uttarakhand, will stay at the scene all night to keep an eye on the rescue effort. On Friday, the drilling project is probably going to start at 9:00 a.m.

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While speaking exclusively to Wion, tunnelling expert and veteran rescuer at the Uttarkashi site, Arnold Dix sends a heartfelt message to India and the rest of the world.

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The quest to bring 41 trapped workers out of the collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel continues. Rescue workers have resolved all the issues they faced overnight during the final stage of the operation the halted Mission has now resumed after the 48-metre point was reached by the drill.

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Watch the story of how the 12-day ordeal for the 41 men confined in the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it caved in early on Nov. 12 is about to end. Rescuers in India hope to finish drilling through debris and free 41 men trapped in a highway tunnel in the Himalayan region after a metal obstacle slowed progress.

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation in final stage

The rescuers have cautiously drilled through debris to reach the 41 trapped workers in the collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas. Ambulances, physicians and chest specialists are among 15 doctors at the site. Watch the story to see how the remaining debris needs to be drilled so that the workers push through a pipe wide enough for them to crawl out. To know more watch this interview with Vaibhav Dange (Policy Expert) and Navin Kumar Bhatnagar ( Former DIG, NDRF).

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The great rescue mission in the Himalayas is in its last phase. Any minute now, the 41 workers who have been trapped for 12 days will be out. When it all began, there were 60 metres of rubble between the workers and the outside world. Now, only 10 metres of debris separates them from the light at the end of the tunnel.

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