Now, vertical drilling to reach trapped tunnel workers in four days thestatesman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestatesman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Following the auger machine setback, the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited on Sunday started vertical drilling. The rescuers have to drill down nearly 84 m from the top, with 15 m already drilled. SJVNL is hopeful of completing this task in the next few days if they do not encounter any hurdle.
India News: Personnel from Madras Sappers regiment of the Army’s Corps of Engineers were pressed into service on Sunday to clear the escape passage in the Silkyar
On Friday, the US-made auger machine hit a metal object in the debris and the shaft of the machine stuck in the metal object when the machine was pushed back on Friday night | Latest News India