The Uttarkashi tunnel rescue efforts are not only hindered by the physical obstacles within the tunnel but also by the unfavourable alignment of these celestial bodies.
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.
The Silkyara Tunnel, part of the ambitious Char Dham all-weather road project, collapsed around 5:30 am last Sunday. The rescue operation faced a setback when an auger machine developed a snag on Friday, leading to a temporary suspension.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A bus carrying passengers fell into a gorge in Ganganani, Uttarakhand, resulting in death of several peopleand many are injured.
Uttarkashi landslide: The nearby Tehri Dam is said to be the reason for the landslide, said officials. Authorities have erected a sign board for commuters to avoid any untoward incident.
The Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway has been blocked for traffic, since stones have continued to fall at several locations as a result of the incessant rains in the region.
According to the locals, the cloudburst occurred in the early hours of Saturday at around 2 am. They said that the place where they slept was completely washed away in the rain.
The MeT division has given an alarm for weighty downpours in 11 areas of the state. The police of Uttarakhand have urged people not to travel to the hills unless absolutely necessary.
So far 82 families have been shifted to safe locations in the town while the number of subsidence-affected homes rose to 678, according to a bulletin from the Disaster Management Authority in Chamoli.
Uttarkashi avalanche: The discovery of five more bodies on Monday takes the number of bodies brought down from the summit camp so far to 26, Uttarkashi District Magistrate Abhishek Ruhela said.
Uttarakhand avalanche update: With weather conditions obstructing the search efforts, relatives who have come to Uttarkashi from different parts of the country are getting impatient.
Uttarakhand avalanche update: On Tuesday, about 41 trainees and instructors of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering were hit by an avalanche.
Amid heavy rainfall in many parts of the state, several houses were submerged by water in some areas of the Mando village after the cloudburst, said the SDRF.
A cloudburst was reported in Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag disricts of Uttarakhand on Monday.
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