India News: The agencies involved in the rescue operation of 41 trapped workers at Silkyara tunnel informed top PMO officials that it would take 16 to 50 hours fo
The operation to rescue the trapped workers in Uttarakhand s collapsed tunnel has faced delays due to broken auger drill blades. However, the process of removing the parts of the auger has been completed, and the drilling and pushing work will now begin.
Rescue operations at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi involve both vertical drilling by SJVNL and manual horizontal digging. SJVNL has drilled 36 out of 86 meters, facing obstacles like boulders and water, with ongoing dewatering efforts. Rat-hole miners will manually dig passages, aiming for a 12-meter evacuation. Alternative methods, including laying 1.2-meter-diameter pipes vertically, are being explored.
Israel-Hammas War News Update Live: Hamas releases 13 Israeli hostages, President Biden says Gaza hostages release only a start .US President Joe Biden also said that conditioning military aid to Israel a worthwhile thought, hopes Gaza ceasefire can last more than four days.Six elderly people, three mothers and their four children were released by the Hammas. The release is part of the truce agreement with Israel and brings the total of released hostages to 29 out of the approximately 240 taken to Gaza during the October 7 attack. Ten Thai hostages and one Filipino hostage, not involved in the agreement between Israel and Hamas, were also released on Friday, according to Qatar.Five hostages already regained their freedom in October before the truce.