Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE: The efforts to rescue 41 trapped employees in Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi are underway because the rescue operations reached Day 17 right this moment. Rat-hole mining experts have additionally been known as in to assist the continuing operations. Simultaneously, vertical drilling from above the tunnel can be underway. Twelve rat-hole mining experts shall be concerned in guide drilling and excavation horizontally by the final 10- or 12-metre stretch of particles of the collapsed portion of the under-construction tunnel on Uttarakhand’s Char Dham route. Two groups of seven and 5 males who’re experts within the strategy of rat-hole mining have been known as in by two non-public firms concerned within the rescue operation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday mentioned that the federal government and all of the companies collectively are leaving no stone unturned to evacuate the employees trapped within the Uttarakhand tunnel for the final two weeks.
