UTTARKASHI: The staff trapped within the Silkyara tunnel at Uttarkashi acquired some quantity of reduction as a few of the staff spoke to their kin for the primary time after being caught within the tunnel for 10 days. In a serious breakthrough within the ongoing Silkyara tunnel collapse rescue staff officers efficiently developed communication with the trapped staff by the 6-inch pipeline on Tuesday morning.
One of the trapped staff, Jaidev, whereas chatting with the supervisor on the tunnel collapse website, stated in Bangla, “Please record, I will tell something to my maa. Maa, tension koroni aami thik achi. Time a kheye nebe. Babakeo time a kheye nite bolbe (Mother, do not worry about me, I am fine. Please you and father eat your meals on time).”
The supervisor may very well be heard asking these trapped contained in the tunnel to not fear and that they might be evacuated quickly. The supervisor requested the employee whether or not he needed to inform something to his dad and mom because the voice recording can be relayed to his dad and mom again dwelling. Some of the opposite trapped staff additionally established contact with their kin, and regardless of being trapped within the tunnel for 10 days now, they displayed an unexceptional stage of persistence and braveness as they requested their kin to not fear about them.
Meanwhile, Bajrang Dal (Jammu and Kashmir), throughout the day, organized Havan Yagya for the protection of the 41 trapped staff. Earlier, International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association president Arnold Dix who’s at the moment overseeing the continuing rescue efforts on the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse website stated that works have been being carried out to get the 6-inch pipeline totally practical.
Arnold Dix stated, “The lifeline 6-inch pipeline has been inserted and works are being done to make it fully functional. Works are being done for the auguring of the evacuation tunnel which is being drilled as well. Works are also in progress to create safe places within the tunnel. This is an extremely dangerous environment. We are making it safe for the rescuers there as well. Auguring requires very precise engineering.”
He additional stated that the American augur machines weren’t working in the mean time and it was in preparation. Earlier right this moment, rescuers managed to insert an endoscopy digital camera into the tunnel and the primary visuals captured confirmed the 41 staff had ample area contained in the tunnel for them to maneuver about. The rescue staff was seen clearly speaking to the employees trapped within the tunnel by the pipeline. The rescue staff requested the employees to return in entrance of the endoscopic flexi digital camera which was inserted by the pipeline. A employee took out the digital camera from the pipeline and held it contained in the confined area so that everybody may very well be recognized.
All the 41 trapped staff assembled close to the digital camera and the rescue staff requested them to wash the display screen of the digital camera. The rescue staff knowledgeable them that the pipeline can be cleaned with water and a blower in order that they requested them to maintain again the digital camera and get away from the pipeline and the compressor. The collapse occurred on November 12 throughout the development of a tunnel from Silkyara to Barkot, trapping 41 labourers because of a muck fall in a 60-metre stretch on the Silkyara aspect of the tunnel. The staff are believed to be trapped in a 2 km-built tunnel portion, which is full with concrete work that gives security to the employees. This portion of the tunnel has entry to electrical energy and water.
