How the Uttarakhand tunnel rescue operation transpired in 17 days. Here's the timeline
1 year ago

How the Uttarakhand tunnel rescue operation transpired in 17 days. Here's the timeline

Hindustan Times  

After an intense 17-day rescue operation, all 41 workers trapped in the partially collapsed Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district were rescued on Tuesday. The first worker emerged from the trapped area at 7.56 pm, followed by the others brought out soon after National Disaster Response Force personnel along with other rescue operatives gather near the face of the collapsed under construction Silkyara tunnel in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state, on November 28, Reaching the trapped workers within the 2-kilometre-long, 8.5-metre-high tunnel posed significant challenges despite attempts using advanced horizontal drilling techniques through an auger machine. November 15: Dissatisfied with the initial drilling machine's performance, the National Handloom Development Corporation Limited requested a more advanced auger machine from Delhi, airlifting it to expedite the rescue process. November 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to chief minister Dhami to assess the Silkyara tunnel rescue operations and highlighted the importance of maintaining morale among rescuers.

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DDA demolition drive leaves hero of Uttarakhand tunnel rescue homeless
9 months, 3 weeks ago

DDA demolition drive leaves hero of Uttarakhand tunnel rescue homeless

India TV News  

A recent demolition drive conducted by the Delhi Development Authority in Khajoori Khas has left Wakeel Hassan, one of the heroes credited with rescuing 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel last year, homeless. Police assistance and controversy While Hassan claimed he was accompanied by Munna Qureshi, another member of the rescue team, to the police station following the incident, …

Patience of workers trapped in Silkyara tunnel is inspiration for all: CM Dhami
1 year ago

Patience of workers trapped in Silkyara tunnel is inspiration for all: CM Dhami

Hindustan Times  

In his address during a programme here to celebrate the success of Silkyara rescue mission, Dhami commended the agencies of the Central and state governments involved in the evacuation of 41 workers from the tunnel. Dhami said Prime Minister Narendra Modi took updates on the rescue mission from him every day and helped expedite delivery of the equipment and other …

Leadership tips from Silkyara tunnel rescue
1 year ago

Leadership tips from Silkyara tunnel rescue

Hindustan Times  

As the 41 workers who were trapped in the Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarakhand came out alive after 17 days it was difficult to say whose joy was greater: The trapped workers, their families, the nation that had watched and prayed each day, or the rescue teams that had been working day and night. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and …

'Two nations are in his debt': Australian PM lauds expert Arnold Dix's efforts in Uttarkashi tunnel rescue
1 year ago

'Two nations are in his debt': Australian PM lauds expert Arnold Dix's efforts in Uttarkashi tunnel rescue

India TV News  

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday lauded the heroic efforts of international tunneling expert Professor Arnold Dix in rescuing 41 trapped workers from a collapsed mountain tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi as well as improving bilateral relations with India. For over two weeks, the world has been gripped by these 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in …

Uttarakhand tunnel: 21 workers from Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam reach home
1 year ago

Uttarakhand tunnel: 21 workers from Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam reach home

Deccan Chronicle  

Ranchi/Bhubaneswar/Guwahati: It was a grand homecoming for 21 Silkyara tunnel workers from Jharkhand, Odisha and Assam who reached their respective states on Friday.In Jharkhand capital Ranchi, 15 workers, who spent 17 gruelling days inside the tunnel in Uttarkashi, were given a rousing welcome when their plane landed shortly after 8pm from Delhi. "All the 15 workers, their 12 family members …

Political parties make a beeline for members of the tunnel rescue team
1 year ago

Political parties make a beeline for members of the tunnel rescue team

The Hindu  

Political parties in the national capital have made a beeline for the rat-hole miners who rescued the 41 contract workers trapped for over 400 hours in a tunnel in Uttarkashi’s Silkyara earlier this week. Mr. Hassan said several members of the rescue team who, like him, are based in Delhi, have been felicitated upon their return on Thursday. Several workers …

Odisha CM announces Rs 2 lakh each compensation for four workers rescued from Uttarakhand tunnel
1 year ago

Odisha CM announces Rs 2 lakh each compensation for four workers rescued from Uttarakhand tunnel

India TV News  

Four Odisha workers trapped in the Uttarakhand tunnel received Rs 2 lakh each from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as compensation. The four workers along with their family members and accompanied by Labour Minister Sarada Prasad Nayak reached Patnaik’s residence where the chief minister heard the ordeal of each of them. Five Odisha workers were among the 41 workers trapped in …

Uttarkashi Tunnel Op: There's No Denying That Uttarakhand is in Dire Straits
1 year ago

Uttarkashi Tunnel Op: There's No Denying That Uttarakhand is in Dire Straits

The Quint  

Overall, it is the constant oversight by the PMO, as well as the zeal of everyone involved to achieve a successful outcome, that led to seamless work coordination and consequent synergy in that multi-dimensional, multi-agency, exemplary rescue operation. Safety Norms Ignored: Ignoring safety norms in both minor and major projects is a regular feature in India – and the price …

From Uttarakhand tunnel to Thai cave: The world's most daring rescue missions
1 year ago

From Uttarakhand tunnel to Thai cave: The world's most daring rescue missions

Firstpost  

Indians are joyful as all 41 construction workers trapped inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand have been brought back to safety after 17 days. This heroic mission has evoked memories of the Thai cave rescue and evacuation of Chilean miners after 69 days It was a daring rescue operation. #UttarakhandTunnelRescue: Big tunnel rescue operation concluded after 17 days, workers now out …

Rescued Jharkhand workers’ kin rue lack of jobs forces youth to put lives in danger
1 year ago

Rescued Jharkhand workers’ kin rue lack of jobs forces youth to put lives in danger

Hindustan Times  

A kilometre off the Ranchi-Hazaribag expressway, Khirabera is a village of around 1,000 people, mostly tribal, in the picturesque Chutupalu Valley. Sukhram Bediya, Anil Bediya, and Rajendra Bediya, Khirabera natives who were among the 41 workers rescued from the collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel on Tuesday, too, were forced to look for work hundreds of kilometers away from home. “They have to …

Licked water dripping from rocks, ate ‘muri’: Jharkhand worker rescued from tunnel
1 year ago

Licked water dripping from rocks, ate ‘muri’: Jharkhand worker rescued from tunnel

Hindustan Times  

Anil Bediya, one of the 41 labourers who were rescued from a collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel after 17 days, survived the ordeal by eating 'muri' and licking water dripping from rocks. "It was a nightmarish ordeal.we licked water dripping from rocks to quench our thirst and survived on muri for the first 10 days," Bediya, who is now recuperating at a …

In Graphics | A day-by-day account of the daring Uttarkashi rescue operation
1 year ago

In Graphics | A day-by-day account of the daring Uttarkashi rescue operation

Firstpost  

The intense rescue mission at the Uttarkashi tunnel, which clocked more than 400 hours and was delayed by a series of snags and overshadowed by equal parts hope and despair, ended in success for everyone involved. Here’s how the rescue efforts unfolded After 17 days of intense efforts by numerous agencies, all 41 of the workers who were trapped in …

Licked water from...: How workers survived in Uttarkashi tunnel for 17 days
1 year ago

Licked water from...: How workers survived in Uttarkashi tunnel for 17 days

India Today  

Anil Bediya, one of the 41 labourers who were rescued from a collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel after 17 days, survived the ordeal by eating 'muri' and licking water dripping from rocks. "Loud shrieks punctuated the air.We all thought we would be buried inside the tunnel and had lost all hope during the first couple of days," Bediya told PTI over the …

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: 'Survived on water seeping from rocks', worker shares story of survival
1 year ago

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: 'Survived on water seeping from rocks', worker shares story of survival

India TV News  

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: The celebrations for the safe rescue of 41 trapped workers from the collapsed Silkyara tunnel of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand are underway. Licked the water seeping from the rocks: Rescued worker One of the rescued workers - Anil Bedia - said they had initially given up all hopes of survival. He narrated how he tried to survive his initial …

'They gave us almonds': Rescuers who first met workers inside Uttarakhand tunnel
1 year ago

'They gave us almonds': Rescuers who first met workers inside Uttarakhand tunnel

India Today  

Feroze Qureshi and Monu Kumar, experts in the rat-hole mining technique, were the first to meet the 41 labourers rescued from the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand on Tuesday after they cleared the last bit of the rubble inside the structure. Qureshi from Delhi and Kumar from Uttar Pradesh were part of a 12-member team of rat-hole mining technique experts who …

How rat miners rescued workers from Indian tunnel after 17 days
1 year ago

How rat miners rescued workers from Indian tunnel after 17 days

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, rescue workers managed to bring India a dose of good news, saving 41 men who had been trapped under a collapsed tunnel in India’s Himalayan Uttarakhand state since November 12. But after days of attempts, it wasn’t just high-tech tools that brought success — a team of so-called rat miners, practicing a craft that’s officially illegal, proved saviours …

Uttarkashi tunnel: Families of rescued workers burst into joy, thank govt for successful operation
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel: Families of rescued workers burst into joy, thank govt for successful operation

India TV News  

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: As the trapped workers were safely rescued from the Silkyara tunnel on Tuesday evening, their family members and relatives in different parts of the country expressed their happiness and thanked the central as well as state governments. Reactions of workers' family members Urmila, the mother of Vishal, one of the rescued workers from the Silkyara tunnel, shared …

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: After 422 anxious hours, families rejoice
1 year ago

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: After 422 anxious hours, families rejoice

Hindustan Times  

As the quaint mountain town of Kotdwar in Uttarakhand was lighting up on Diwali day, Jaimal Singh Negi’s life descended into darkness. That afternoon, he received a call that said his vivacious younger brother, Gabbar Singh Negi, was trapped alongside 40 other men inside an under-construction tunnel in Silkyara. Locals and family members of trapped workers near the under-construction tunnel …

HT Interview: No stone left unturned in tunnel rescue effort, says Lt Gen Ata Hasnain
1 year ago

HT Interview: No stone left unturned in tunnel rescue effort, says Lt Gen Ata Hasnain

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi National Disaster Management Authority member Lt General Ata Hasnain, who has been a part of the massive operation in the Silkyara tunnel that ended in triumph with the safe rescue of 41 trapped workers, spoke to HT about the 17-day effort. Edited excerpts: PREMIUM Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain, Member, NDMA addresses the media on the Uttarkashi tunnel …

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rat-mining gets the job done!
1 year ago

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rat-mining gets the job done!

Hindustan Times  

For 24 hours, Munna Qureshi kept digging away, metres deep inside a 2.6-feet-wide steel pipe. The job eventually fell to 12 so-called “rat-hole miners” or “rat miners” such as Qureshi, who were tasked with chipping away at 12 metres of debris — at the end of it lay freedom for all those men and relief for all their families. “I …

Why it took 17 days for rescuers in India to get to 41 workers trapped in a mountain tunnel
1 year ago

Why it took 17 days for rescuers in India to get to 41 workers trapped in a mountain tunnel

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The rescue mission was expected to last only a few days. All 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in northern India have been pulled out after 17 days, on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The efforts to reach the workers, aided by international tunneling experts and spearheaded by multiple Indian rescue agencies, was one …

‘Today is the real Diwali for us’, say workers rescued from Uttarkashi tunnel
1 year ago

‘Today is the real Diwali for us’, say workers rescued from Uttarkashi tunnel

Hindustan Times  

It was no less than a “miracle” for some of the trapped workers, who were rescued from the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel on Tuesday night, as they felt death was near in the dark tunnel many times. Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operations LIVE coverage Diwali Day, November 12, is when these 41 workers got trapped inside the 4.5 km long tunnel at 5.30 …

Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Succeeds After 17 Days: List of Other Heroic Missions & Number of Days They Took
1 year ago

Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Succeeds After 17 Days: List of Other Heroic Missions & Number of Days They Took

News 18  

It has been 17 days fuelled by anxiety with bursts of hope and largely courage on part of the 41 workers, who got trapped inside the collapsed section of the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi on November 12, the morning of Diwali. 2002 Quecreek miners’ rescue, 77 hours On July 24, 2002, less than a year after the horrific September …

Uttarkashi tunnel: All rescued workers taken for health check-up
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel: All rescued workers taken for health check-up

Hindustan Times  

As the 17-day-long rescue operation came to an end, all the 41 workers were taken to a 40-bedded health facility at Chinyalisaur, nearly 30 kilometres away from the under-construction tunnel site, where they will undergo a thorough medical examination and will be kept under observation. They were taken to Chinyalisaur immediately after they came out, amid celebrations by locals and …

'Nation Salutes Their Grit': Leaders Across Party Lines Hail Trapped Workers, Rescuers Of Heroic Mission
1 year ago

'Nation Salutes Their Grit': Leaders Across Party Lines Hail Trapped Workers, Rescuers Of Heroic Mission

News 18  

Leaders across party lines hailed the rescue operation at an under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi after all 41 workers trapped inside it were safely rescued on Tuesday. ▶ CM Dhami said manual miners played a big role in the tunnel rescue operation and international experts consulted on the shortest route for rescuing workers. ▶Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the …

Watch: How Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami greeted first worker evacuated from tunnel
1 year ago

Watch: How Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami greeted first worker evacuated from tunnel

Hindustan Times  

The 17-day wait for the 41 workers trapped inside Silkyara tunnel came to end on Tuesday after they were rescued. The first worker was brought out at 7:56 pm and received a rousing welcome by Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways VK Singh greet …

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: How the rescue of 41 trapped workers unfolded over 17 days
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: How the rescue of 41 trapped workers unfolded over 17 days

Firstpost  

The 41 workers trapped inside the collapsed Silkyara tunnel have finally seen the light of day. A look back at what happened over the past two weeks The ordeal of 41 workers trapped inside the collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi has finally come to an end on Tuesday as rescue workers successfully cleared the final few metres of debris and laid …

Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: Meet Rescue Team Behind 17-day Ops to Extract 41 Trapped Workers
1 year ago

Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: Meet Rescue Team Behind 17-day Ops to Extract 41 Trapped Workers

News 18  

All workers trapped inside a trapped in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi since November 12 were safely rescued on Tuesday evening. The National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, Indian Army and other state as well as central agencies have been working day and night to rescue the trapped workers. Here is all you need to know about the rescue team behind …

Uttarkashi tunnel: What awaits the 41 trapped workers after rescue?
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel: What awaits the 41 trapped workers after rescue?

Firstpost  

After a long wait of 17 days, the rescue teams at the collapsed Uttarkashi tunnel site achieved a breakthrough and pulled out the 41 trapped labourers. Soon all the labour brothers will be taken out.” बाबा बौख नाग जी की असीम कृपा, करोड़ों देशवासियों की प्रार्थना एवं रेस्क्यू ऑपरेशन में लगे सभी बचाव दलों के अथक परिश्रम के फलस्वरूप श्रमिकों …

Rescuers push pipe through Uttarakhand tunnel debris to get trapped men out
1 year ago

Rescuers push pipe through Uttarakhand tunnel debris to get trapped men out

Hindustan Times  

Rescuers on Tuesday managed to push a pipe through the debris to get out the 41 men trapped since a part of the 4.5km-long Silkyara-Barkot tunnel collapsed in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi 17 days ago. With frequent challenges, our hopes were getting dashed.” {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, “With the blessings of Baba Baukh Nag and …

Rescuers push pipe through Uttarakhand tunnel debris to get trapped men out
1 year ago

Rescuers push pipe through Uttarakhand tunnel debris to get trapped men out

Hindustan Times  

Rescuers on Tuesday managed to push a pipe through the debris to get out the 41 men trapped since a part of the 4.5km-long Silkyara-Barkot tunnel collapsed in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi 17 days ago. With frequent challenges, our hopes were getting dashed.” Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, “With the blessings of Baba Baukh Nag and prayers of crores of …

Uttarkashi tunnel: Vertical drill halted; 3-metre manual drilling remains, rescue of 41 workers likely by 5pm
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel: Vertical drill halted; 3-metre manual drilling remains, rescue of 41 workers likely by 5pm

Hindustan Times  

Rescuers said Tuesday are three metres away from the 41 construction workers who have been trapped inside the collapsed Silkayara tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district over two weeks, raising hopes they may be freed by 5 pm on Tuesday. Rescue operations underway on Day 17 of Uttarkashi rescue mission The authorities said more than 55 metres of manual drilling has …

Uttarkashi: Ambulances ready, road being repaired to rush trapped workers to hospital
1 year ago

Uttarkashi: Ambulances ready, road being repaired to rush trapped workers to hospital

Deccan Chronicle  

Uttarkashi: With just five metres left to achieve a breakthrough in digging through the rubble of the Silkyara tunnel, preparations got underway on Tuesday to rush the trapped workers to a hospital for immediate medical care following their rescue. Pipes have been inserted up to 52 metres through the rubble at Silkyara tunnel, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said …

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Trapped workers to be brought out soon
1 year ago

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Trapped workers to be brought out soon

Firstpost  

Over 12 rat hole mining experts have been employed in the horizontal excavation efforts who have been working their way through the last 10 or 12-metre stretch of debris of the collapsed portion of the under-construction tunnel on Uttarakhand’s Char Dham route since Monday A major breakthrough has been reached in the Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation as the pipe-laying work …

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | After 17-day ordeal, trapped workers rescued
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | After 17-day ordeal, trapped workers rescued

The Hindu  

November 28, 2023 10:21 am | Updated November 29, 2023 06:02 am IST - Uttarkashi In what is being dubbed India’s one of the most challenging and dangerous rescue operations, the 41 workers trapped in the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand were brought out on Tuesday – ending their 17-day ordeal that began on the morning of Deepavali. Uttarkashi tunnel …

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Good news by this evening? CM Dhami's big update
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Good news by this evening? CM Dhami's big update

Hindustan Times  

As the rescue operations entered the 17th day in the Silkyara tunnel, rescuers crossed the 50-metre mark and needed to dig through around seven metres of rubble using rat-hole mining techniques to bring out the 41 trapped workers. "Rat miners" stand before they begin manual drilling as rescue operations are in progress after workers got trapped in a collapse of …

First video of manual drilling inside collapsed Uttarkashi tunnel to rescue 41 workers released
1 year ago

First video of manual drilling inside collapsed Uttarkashi tunnel to rescue 41 workers released

Hindustan Times  

The first visuals of manual drilling inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi to rescue the 41 trapped workers were released by news agency ANI on Tuesday morning. The first visuals of manual drilling inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi were released by news agency ANI. Micro tunnelling expert Chris Cooper on Tuesday morning said three metres of manual …

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse Day 17 updates | Tunnel ordeal ends, all 41 trapped workers rescued
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse Day 17 updates | Tunnel ordeal ends, all 41 trapped workers rescued

The Hindu  

November 28, 2023 20:44 Timeline of the disaster and the rescue operation at Silkyara November 12: The labourers get trapped as portions of the Silkyara-Dandalgaon under-construction tunnel on the Brahmkhal-Yamunotri highway collapse following a landslide at around 5.30 am on the day of Diwali. November 14: Steel pipes of 800- and 900-millimetre diameter are brought to the tunnel site to …

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue highlights: ‘Will review all tunnels in state to avoid such cases,’ says CM Dhami
1 year ago

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue highlights: ‘Will review all tunnels in state to avoid such cases,’ says CM Dhami

Hindustan Times  

Nov 28, 2023 9:50 PM IST How the Uttarakhand tunnel rescue operation transpired in 17 days November 12: Following a landslide at the Silkyara-Dandalgaon tunnel on the Brahmkhal-Yamunotri highway in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi, 41 labourers got trapped. November 15: Dissatisfied with the initial drilling machine's performance, the National Handloom Development Corporation Limited requested a more advanced auger machine from Delhi, airlifting …

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: All 41 workers evacuated after long operation | WATCH
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: All 41 workers evacuated after long operation | WATCH

India TV News  

After 17 days of tireless rescue operations, all 41 workers who were trapped after a portion of the under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi district caved in a fortnight ago were rescued on Tuesday. The National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, Border Roads Organisation, project executing agency National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited and Indo-Tibetan Border Police jointly executed …

Worker shows victory sign while being rescued from Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi | See photo
1 year ago

Worker shows victory sign while being rescued from Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi | See photo

India TV News  

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: In a major breakthrough, all the 41 workers who were trapped inside the under-construction Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkhand's Uttarkashi were rescued on Tuesday. Labourers rescued from Silkyara tunnel to be kept under medical observation before being sent home," he added. The rescued workers were received by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, MoS General VK Singh, among …

All 41 miners rescued from collapsed tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand
1 year ago

All 41 miners rescued from collapsed tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand

Al Jazeera  

Rescuers manage to reach labourers trapped in mountainous area, pull them up through escape pipe. Some rushed toward me and hugged me.” Another rescuer called Vakil said: “We had decided that we would work 24/7 and not leave until we bring all of them out.” I am completely relieved and happy as 41 trapped laborers in the Silkyara Tunnel Collapse …

Uttarakashi tunnel collapse: What went wrong with 41 workers who got trapped inside Sikyara tunnel? EXPLAINED
1 year ago

Uttarakashi tunnel collapse: What went wrong with 41 workers who got trapped inside Sikyara tunnel? EXPLAINED

India TV News  

In a major development, the 41 workers trapped in the 4.5-kilometer-long Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand for 17 days are on the verge of being rescued. The Char Dham Project and the Silkyara Tunnel The Silkyara tunnel, a key element of the Centre's Char Dham project, aims to provide all-weather connectivity to four prominent Hindu shrines in Uttarakhand: Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, …

PM Modi speaks to rescued Uttarkashi tunnel workers, asks about their well-being
1 year ago

PM Modi speaks to rescued Uttarkashi tunnel workers, asks about their well-being

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on late Tuesday spoke to the workers who were pulled out from Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel after a marathon rescue operation which lasted for 17 days. The Prime Minister spoke to the rescued construction workers over the phone and enquired about their well-being, officials told India Today. All 41 workers were safely evacuated by rescue teams following …

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: From rat-hole mining to vertical drilling, methods used to rescue 41 workers
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: From rat-hole mining to vertical drilling, methods used to rescue 41 workers

India TV News  

Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse: India's biggest evacuation operation to rescue 41 trapped workers inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, who have been stuck for the last 16 days, is in the final stage and the evacuation of the stranded labourers is expected to begin very soon. Horizontal drilling approach to reach trapped labourers Horizontal drilling using the American auger machine was …

A touchstone of risk: The Hindu Editorial on the rescue efforts in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi
1 year ago

A touchstone of risk: The Hindu Editorial on the rescue efforts in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi

The Hindu  

Sunday went by, and while a day of rest for many, it marked two weeks since 41 construction workers, building a tunnel as part of an ambitious road widening project, got trapped inside. The Silkyara Bend Tunnel is a part of the Char Dham Pariyojana in Uttarakhand that aims to improve connectivity to the religious pilgrimage sites of Gangotri, Yamnotri, …

Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: 1 Metre Manual Drilling Done; Vertical Boring Likely to Be Completed By Nov 30
1 year ago

Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: 1 Metre Manual Drilling Done; Vertical Boring Likely to Be Completed By Nov 30

News 18  

Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Live: PM Modi Prays for Safety of Trapped Workers Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday prayed for the safe evacuation of 41 workers trapped in the Uttarakhand tunnel. आज जब हम देवी-देवताओं से प्रार्थना कर रहे हैं, मानवता के कल्याण की बात कर रहे हैं, तो हमें अपनी प्रार्थना में उन श्रमिक भाईयों को भी स्थान देना …

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Might have a timeline soon, says Syed Ata Hasnain
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Might have a timeline soon, says Syed Ata Hasnain

Hindustan Times  

Rescue operations at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, where 41 workers remain trapped, are going very well and under control, Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain, a member of the National Disaster Management Authority, said at a press briefing in New Delhi on Monday. Commenting on the Silkyara horizontal tunnel drilling method, he remarked, “Stuck auger blades have been removed, enabling …

Adani Group denies link with Uttarakhand tunnel construction firm. Read full statement
1 year ago

Adani Group denies link with Uttarakhand tunnel construction firm. Read full statement

Hindustan Times  

The Adani Group on Monday clarified it is not involved in the construction of the collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel, where 41 workers have been trapped for 16 days. Rescue personnel work at the collapsed under construction Silkyara tunnel in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state, on November 27, 2023. Adani Group said it does not own or hold any shares …

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