These officials, upon their appointment, will promptly contribute to the rescue and relief operations. The District Magistrate of Uttarkashi will ensure that the appointed officers fulfill their duties at their respective levels.
As many as 41 workers have been trapped for nine days now after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi. International tunnelling exprt Arnold Dix reached at the accident site and said that all those trapped will be rescued.
41 workers are trapped inside the debris after a portion of the under-construction Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi collapsed on November 12. The rescue operations have been underway for over a week now. Heavy machines arrived at Silkyara tunnel this morning to carry forward the operation.
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Sharing details of the ongoing rescue operation, Bhaskar Khulbe, a former advisor to the PMO, told media, "Efforts are on to bolster the entire area's strength to the order that it remains totally safe for workers to approach the rescue work that we are intending to do.
Efforts are on to bolster the entire area's strength to the order that it remains totally safe for workers to approach the rescue work that we are intending to do, informed former Advisor PMO Bhaskar Khulbe.
A portion of an under-construction Silkyara Tunnel located on the Uttarkashi-Yamnotri road had collapsed on November 12. The rescue operation has continued for seven days now.
Earlier, an American auger drilling machine was flown in from Delhi to speed up rescue efforts as the earlier one deployed for the purpose had a capacity to penetrate only up to 45 metres of rubble, Adesh Jain, an expert overseeing the operation from the spot said.
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Nainital road accident: The vehicle fell into the gorge while trying to save a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction, he said. While six people were killed on the spot, two died at a hospital. A couple and their son were also among those who died in the accident, the SSP said.
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse Day 6: The tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on Brahmakhal-Yamunotri NH collapsed on November 12. The labourers were confined in a small space of about 2 kilometres in the debris and they were sending in food and water and oxygen via a pipe to the trapped workers.
The 40 trapped workers include 15 from Jharkhand, eight from Uttar Pradesh, five from Odisha, four from Bihar, three from West Bengal, two each from Uttarakhand and Assam and one from Himachal Pradesh.
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse Day 4: A portion of the under-construction tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district collapsed due to a landslide early on Sunday (November 12).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the rescue operation last night over a phone call with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The operation entered day three today as the workers remain trapped under the debris of the under-construction tunnel that collapsed on Sunday morning.
A part of the under-construction tunnel from Silkyara to Dandalgaon in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi collapsed yesterday morning, leaving several people trapped. The rescue operation is underway on war footing and has completed 24 hours.
Uttarakhand Land Slide: A major accident took place in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand on the day of Diwali. Due to land sliding, 30 to 35 laborers are trapped inside a tunnel. Actually, road construction work is going on on Yamunotri National Highway.. under which a tunnel is being built from Silkyara to D
The incident took place on late Saturday night in which over 30 people were trapped. The rescue operation by the NDRF and SDRF teams was started.
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