By PTI
UTTARKASHI: Drilling through the rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel was put on hold again Thursday after the platform on which the equipment is mounted developed some cracks, in yet another setback to the effort to rescue the 41 workers trapped inside.
The rescue workers will “stabilise” the platform on which the 25-tonne auger machine is mounted before drilling is resumed, officials said.
Sections of steel pipes were being inserted through the rubble of the collapsed portion for the workers, trapped for 11 days, to be brought out.
On Thursday evening, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain said that the horizontal drilling to rescue workers may face 3-4 more hurdles.
He also noted that it would not be fair to speculate on the timeline for rescue operations as it is just like fighting a war.
Hasnain further said that 41 ambulances, one each for trapped workers, are in place at the tunnel site, and facilities are in place to airlift workers in serious condition.
Hasnain further said the workers trapped inside are safe, and there is no shortage of light or oxygen. Food, water, clothes and medicines are being supplied to them.
According to him, a better communication channel with the workers has now been established, due to which the authorities, including psychosocial workers, are able to directly talk with the trapped men. Follow channel on WhatsApp
UTTARKASHI: Drilling through the rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel was put on hold again Thursday after the platform on which the equipment is mounted developed some cracks, in yet another setback to the effort to rescue the 41 workers trapped inside.
The rescue workers will “stabilise” the platform on which the 25-tonne auger machine is mounted before drilling is resumed, officials said.
Sections of steel pipes were being inserted through the rubble of the collapsed portion for the workers, trapped for 11 days, to be brought out.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
On Thursday evening, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain said that the horizontal drilling to rescue workers may face 3-4 more hurdles.
He also noted that it would not be fair to speculate on the timeline for rescue operations as it is just like fighting a war.
Hasnain further said that 41 ambulances, one each for trapped workers, are in place at the tunnel site, and facilities are in place to airlift workers in serious condition.
Hasnain further said the workers trapped inside are safe, and there is no shortage of light or oxygen. Food, water, clothes and medicines are being supplied to them.
According to him, a better communication channel with the workers has now been established, due to which the authorities, including psychosocial workers, are able to directly talk with the trapped men. Follow channel on WhatsApp
