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Labourer trapped inside collapsed Uttarkashi tunnel speaks to son while SDRF plans to rescue 40 individuals using 900mm pipes

The SDRF is leading efforts to rescue 40 workers trapped inside the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi. Amid the rescue efforts, on 14th November, one of the trapped workers, Gabbar Singh Negi, spoke to his son, confirming their safety. The officials said, “A part of the tunnel being built between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway caved in …

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Uttarakhand: Rescue operations underway in Uttarkashi, 40 trapped after under-construction tunnel collapses

Rescue operations are underway at an under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi that collapsed earlier on 12th November, Sunday. Speaking to ANI about the ongoing rescue operation at the tunnel, Mritunjay Kumar, the loader operator, said that the team is removing the debris using excavators and other heavy machines. Earlier in the day, Uttarkashi District Magistrate Abhishek Ruhela said the priority of …

'Oxygen Being Pumped Into Collapsed Section': Rescue Ops on to Save 40 Workers Trapped in Uttarkashi Tunnel

Oxygen is being pumped through a water pipe into the collapsed section of the under-construction tunnel on the Yamunotri national highway in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi, so that trapped labourers do not have difficulty breathing. pic.twitter.com/hxrGqxWrsO— ANI UP/Uttarakhand November 12, 2023 Personnel from the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force and police launched a search and rescue operation immediately after …

Uttarakhand: Several trapped as part of under-construction tunnel collapses in Uttarkashi, rescue op underway

Several people are feared trapped after a part of an under-construction tunnel from Silkyara to Dandalgaon in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi collapsed, an official said on Sunday. “Information was received from the District Control Room, Uttarkashi that 36 people are feared to be trapped in the tunnel which collapsed,” SDRF said. “On the information, Commander SDRF, Manikant Mishra immediately directed SDRF rescue …

Drones, dog squads used as rescuers face slush, debris at Uttarakhand tunnel

Drones and dog squads have been pressed into service to rescue some 35 people believed to be trapped inside a tunnel after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand on February 7 caused flash floods that left 32 dead and over 200 missing. The rescue workers are facing the challenge of removing boulders and heavy slush brought in by the flash floods …