Drilling to reach trapped workers in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, India, has resumed after a 14-hour halt due to a damaged drilling machine. | Latest News India
Bhaskar Khulbe, former advisor to the Prime Minister s Office, visited the Silkyara Tunnel where 41 workers have been trapped for 11 days. He expressed satisfaction with the progress, mentioning the insertion of 39 meters of pipeline for horizontal drilling. The workers, according to Khulbe, are in high spirits.
A location has been identified for vertical drilling to rescue 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara Tunnel, 11 days after its collapse during construction. The Director of NHIDCL, Anshu Manish Khulko, reported that road work for vertical drilling is nearly complete, with a piling machine now reaching the site.
Location has been identified for vertical drilling to bring out 41 workers trapped inside Silkyara Tunnel, 11 days after the underconstruction structure collapsed. Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: Location for Vertical Drilling Identified To Evacuate 41 Workers Trapped Inside Silkyara Tunnel (Watch Video).