New Delhi: The rescue group on the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi is working around the clock to save lots of 41 employees who’ve been trapped contained in the tunnel since November 12, when a landslide blocked the doorway. The group is going through challenges in laying down two pipelines which are essential for the rescue operation.
The employees have been engaged on a tunnel mission from Silkyara to Barkot when the catastrophe struck. They are caught in a 60-meter stretch of the tunnel on the Silkyara facet. The rescue group has been utilizing a horizontal drilling machine to insert pipes into the tunnel, however they confronted some issue in reducing the metal rods in the best way.
Colonel Deepak Patil, who’s main the rescue efforts of the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), instructed ANI on Thursday morning that the work of laying down two pipelines continues to be left and their size is roughly 12 metres.
“However, the steel rods in the debris have been removed by the Andaman team through a gas cutter and the obstruction on the way has been eliminated,” he stated.
“The front part of the last pipe was damaged; the work of cutting it is going on. We have to join two joints, it will take 6 hours. Currently, only a 44-meter pipeline is being laid officially,” he added.
On Wednesday, rescue officer Harpal Singh, who can also be the mission head of the Zoji-la Tunnel mission in Kashmir, stated that the rescue group was assured of reaching the trapped employees by Thursday morning.
“We have drilled 44 meters into the tunnel. But we have encountered some steel rods that the machine cannot cut. So, the NDRF personnel will use a gas-cutter to cut them. Then we will use the machine again,” he stated.
“I am confident that we can cut the steel pieces in an hour and push two more pipes in the next five hours. Then we can start the rescue operation,” he stated late on Wednesday night time.
The rescue operation has been happening for the previous 12 days.
The employees are believed to be protected contained in the tunnel, which is 8.5 meters excessive and a couple of kilometers lengthy. The tunnel has electrical energy and water provide for the employees. The NDRF group has additionally carried oxygen cylinders to the tunnel.
An ambulance and a group of medical doctors are additionally prepared contained in the tunnel and on the Community Health Centre in Chinyalisaur, the place a 41-bed hospital has been arrange for the employees. Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami can also be current in Uttarkashi to supervise the operation.
