The rescue operations to evacuate 41 employees trapped in Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel entered the ultimate stretch on Thursday. National Disaster Management Authority stated there could possibly be a “success” in bringing out them from within the subsequent few hours or by tomorrow. NDMA member Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain, whereas addressing a press convention, stated it might not be honest to invest on the timeline for rescue operations because it is rather like combating a struggle.
Meanwhile, locals establish a makeshift temple of Baba Baukhnag at the rescue site claiming the place the place the tunnel is situated has a particular blessing of the deity. They carried out a puja to please the diety for the secure evacuation of the trapped employees.Â
More hurdles in rescue operations
Meanwhile, the NDMA member additionally stated that the horizontal drilling to rescue employees might face 3-4 extra hurdles. He additional stated that 41 ambulances, one every for trapped employees, are in place at the tunnel site, and in addition services are in place to airlift employees in severe situation.
The males have been trapped for 11 days after a portion of the under-construction tunnel on the Uttarakhand Char Dham route collapsed, slicing off its exit.
Rescue operations to evacuate the employees resumed on Thursday morning after an in a single day hurdle delayed the drilling by a number of hours.
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