Tunnel collapse: The operation to rescue 40 employees trapped within the particles after after part of an under-construction tunnel from Silkyara to Dandalgaon positioned on Uttarkashi-Yamnotri highway in Uttarakhand collapsed on November 12 morning entered its third day on Tuesday. Trucks loaded with 900 mm diameter pipes have been introduced to the spot to conduct additional operation. Amid the continued efforts to safely rescue the trapped individuals, the Pushkar Singh Dhami authorities has constituted a six-member expert committee to examine the tunnel collapse incident.
Details of the rescue operation
Trucks loaded with 900 mm diameter pipes reached Silkyara at round 2.30 am within the early hours of Tuesday.
The authorities stated {that a} platform is being ready for the auger machine for horizontal drilling to rescue the trapped labourers by inserting massive diameter MS pipes within the a part of the Silkyara tunnel blocked by subsidence.
PM Modi takes replace of the rescue operation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took data from Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami over cellphone in regards to the employees trapped within the tunnel close to Silkyara, Uttarkashi, Chief Minister’s Office stated on Monday night.
“Giving detailed information about the relief and rescue operations, the Chief Minister said that various state and central agencies are engaged in relief and rescue operations with mutual coordination and promptness,” the CMO stated.
The Chief Minister is keeping track of the state of affairs, the CMO stated.
“Arrangements have been made to send large diameter hume pipes from Haridwar and Dehradun for rescue operations. The Chief Minister said that all the workers trapped inside the tunnel are safe and every effort is being made to get them out soon,” it added.
All trapped employees protected
According to the NDRF and SDRF officers, who’re conducting the rescue operation, all employees are protected and are being given oxygen and water. They had been profitable in establishing a contact with the employees which led to this improvement.
(With ANI inputs)
