Rescuers in Uttarakhand are employing the controversial rat-hole mining technique to extract 41 trapped labourers after modern machinery failed. This outlawed practice involves creating small pits and horizontal tunnels to access coal seams. Despite a National Green Tribunal ban due to safety concerns, rat-hole mining is reportedly still rampant in some regions.
At the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, at least 12 experts have been called by Trenchless Engineering Services Private Limited and Navayuga Engineers Private limited for applying the rat-hole mining technique horizontally in the collapsed part of the main structure.
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At the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, at least 12 experts have been called by Trenchless Engineering Services Private Limited and Navayuga Engineers Private limited for applying the rat-hole mining technique horizontally in the collapsed part of the main structure.