Uttarkashi tunnel collapseĀ LIVE Updates: As a multi-agency effort to rescue 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi has entered the final stretch, ambulances had been placed on standby and a particular ward at a neighborhood well being centre saved prepared. On Wednesday night, drilling of metal pipes by means of the rubble hit a hurdle when some iron rods got here in the way in which of the auger machine. Officials, nonetheless, anticipated the rescue mission to be over at the moment. According to officers, an American-made auger machine needed to drill by means of a 57-metre stretch of particles to achieve the workers, who had been trapped when a portion of the under-construction tunnel collapsed on November 12.Ā A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) workforce has additionally entered the tunnel. A workforce of 15 docs, together with chest specialists, has been deployed on the web site in anticipation of the evacuation.Ā It needs to be famous right here that Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are conserving shut eyes on the rescue operation and warranted of all potential assist.
