The vertical approach was one of the five options on which preparatory work had begun some days back, as anxiety mounted over the fate of the trapped men. Notably, Rescue workers have to drill down 86 metres to reach the tunnel.
Earlier, the auger drilling machine hit a metal girder in the evening, a little after drilling was resumed after officials resolved a technical snag. The 25-tonne machine restarted on Friday evening and drilling resumed.
The rescue operations to evacuate 41 workers trapped inside the debris of an under-construction tunnel entered day 14 on Saturday. The operations were halted after the auger machine faced another technical glitch last evening.
The Uttarakhand Chief Minister has been closely tracking the ongoing efforts to safely evacuate the trapped workers. He is also in regular touch with officers on the spot.
The central as well as Uttarakhand governments are keeping constant communication and making all efforts to keep up the morale of the workers trapped in the tunnel in Uttarkashi.
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Labourers have been trapped inside the collapsed tunnel for the past 12 days. A multi-agency rescue operation including PMO officials are monitoring the progress.
After establishing Baba Baukhnag temple at the rescue site, locals claimed that with the blessings of the deity, the rescue operations would be successful and all 41 trapped workers would come out safely.
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: The Centre and the state government have been working together for the safe evacuation of the trapped labourers. NDRF personnel also carried oxygen cylinders at Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel to assist in the ongoing rescue operation.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will undertake safety audit of all 29 under-construction tunnels across the country, the Centre informed on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, NHIDCL MD Mahmood Ahmed and Khulbe informed reporters that 39 meters had been drilled through the rubble, allowing the placement of three 800-mm-diameter pipes.
Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse Updates: The rescue operation to bring out 41 workers trapped in Uttarkashi entered day 11 today. Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami briefed PM Narendra Modi on the progress of the operation.
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: The 150 packets of food items were supplied through a food pipe stuck through the collapsed part of the structure. The rescue operation has entered Day 11 on Wednesday.
Earlier today, first images of labourers, who were trapped for more than a week in under construction Silkyara Bend - Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, emerged showing all of them safe.
The operation to rescue 41 trapped workers in Uttarkashi tunnel entered day 10 on Tuesday. The villagers of Silkyara believed that the accident took place due to the wrath of a local deity whose temple was demolished by the construction company, days before the incident on November 12.
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: In an audio clip, first shared by India TV, a trapped worker is heard talking about their situation in the tunnel.
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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: The vertical drilling machine from the upper part of the hill above the tunnel has reached the site and was placed there to rescue 41 labourers who are trapped.
Earlier, rescue workers drilled 25 metres through the rubble in tunnel, inching closer to the 40 labourers trapped there for five days.
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.
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