Uttarakhand floods: Rescue efforts hampered by water accumulation inside tunnel
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Sludge clearing at the adit tunnel, where eleven bodies were recovered recently, was temporarily suspended since Tuesday evening due to the seepage of water which was flushed out with the help of submersible pumps provided by the NTPC, NDRF Commandant PK Tiwari told.
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The debris clearing exercise resumed at 3.15 PM after pumping out water, NDRF Deputy Commandant AP Singh said.
Tapovan: Rescuers pumped out the water accumulated in the
NTPC s flood-ravaged Tapovan tunnel on Wednesday as they continued efforts on the 11th day to find survivors of the February 7 glacial disaster. Sludge clearing at the adit tunnel, where eleven bodies were recovered recently, was temporarily suspended since Tuesday evening due to the seepage of water which was flushed out with the help of submersible pumps provided by the NTPC, NDRF Commandant
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 16 (ANI): All 11 bodies retrieved from Tapovan tunnel till now have been identified, informed Deputy Inspector General of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) Ridhim Aggarwal on Tuesday.
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Bright lights illuminate the surreal scene deep inside the tunnel: slush and mud, tread marks of vehicles that have been going in and out for the past week, and a single excavator still at work.
Inside Tapovan tunnel: Rescue workers keep at it as hopes recede
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Updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 21:24 [IST]
Tapovan (U khand), Feb 16: Bright lights illuminate the surreal scene deep inside the tunnel: slush and mud, tread marks of vehicles that have been going in and out for the past week, and a single excavator still at work.
Three more bodies of the estimated 30 people initially feared trapped inside the Tapovan hydel project tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district were pulled out Tuesday. But the pace of work during the day has been slow, officials said.
Water is seeping out from the yet to be cleared portion of the tunnel, and is being continuously pumped out. But that also means more slush. Fewer rescue workers were at the job during Tuesday evening than the day before.