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

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: 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 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.

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation: Drilling work completed, trapped workers to be out soon

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation: Drilling work completed, good news expected soon: Chief Minister

Uttarkashi rescue op: Pipe laying work inside tunnel completed; doctors, rescue teams enter tunnel

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.

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Vertical drilling of tunnel begins to rescue 41 trapped workers

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

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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami visits collapse site

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: 41 construction workers remain trapped since November 12

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rescuers are preparing for vertical drilling as per the NDMA

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.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rescue team faces another glitch, drilling halted

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

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rescue teams plan to use vertical drilling to rescue workers

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: One hurdle after another in rescue operations

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.

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation: Drilling to begin at 11 am, all other fronts look positive

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Only few meters left to be drilled as the operation reaches final stage

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.

Uttrakhand tunnel rescue: Rescue operation put on hold again as drilling machine stops

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescue operation to save trapped workers in the final stage

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.

Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue: We are dealing with a Himalayan mountain here: Rescuer Arnold Dix

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