Twelve rat-hole mining experts are involved in the horizontal excavation through the last 10 or 12-metre stretch of debris of the collapsed portion of the under-construction tunnel on Uttarakhand's Char Dham route.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Principal Secretary P K Mishra and Uttarakhand Chief Secretary S S Sandhu will visit Silkyara on Monday to review the rescue operation.
Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse LIVE: Since a landslide on November 12, 41 workers are trapped in Uttarkashi s collapsed Silkyara-Dandalgaon tunnel for 14 days.
Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse LIVE: 41 labourers trapped after a landslide caused sections of the Silkyara-Dandalgaon tunnel to collapse on November 12 in Uttarkashi.
Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse Updates: On November 12, labourers got trapped as portions of the Silkyara-Dandalgaon under-construction tunnel on the Brahmkhal-Yamunotri highway collapse following a landslide at around 5.30 am on the day of Diwali