New Delhi: The ongoing effort to rescue the 41 staff trapped in Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi has reached its sixteenth day, with no definitive timeline for his or her launch. The rescue operation started with a delicate slicing machine, progressing to the usage of an American auger machine to drill by the collapsed portion of the tunnel. Unfortunately, each plans failed when the auger machine malfunctioned, turning into caught within the tunnel and including complexity to the rescue efforts.
The rescue staff has now shifted to a vertical drilling method, finishing 30 meters of drilling as of now, with an anticipated completion date of November 30. However, Lieutenant General (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain, a member of the NDMA, has emphasised the impossibility of offering estimation for the extraction time as a result of difficult geological terrain in Uttarakhand.
Talking to ANI, Hasnain stated, ” In this kind of an operation, when geology is against us and technology is against us, we cannot make any estimates. However, we are all the time bringing in every possible resource.”
“When the Auger machine broke down, the same night, efforts were made to locate laser cutters, Magna cutters around the whole country and efforts were made by the Indian Air Force to immediately fly them here. They were flown here and brought to the site, and that is what has been used. So it just shows that there is no quarter that is being spared as far as the efforts are concerned. So, based upon those efforts, all we can say is that the fastest way possible this rescue will be completed,” he added.
Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Operation: Using Auger Not Possible Now, Says NDMA
Lt. Gen. Hasnain emphasised that reverting to the auger machine will not be viable, given its recurrent problems with getting caught and the extended extraction course of. The present method being employed is relatively slower however extra reliable.
Rain To Hamper Silkyara Tunnel Operation?Â
In response to the IMD’s forecast of sunshine rains within the space, a member of the NDMA acknowledged that there is no such thing as a likelihood that our operation shall be impeded by the mild rainfall.
