Articles for Trapped Workers

2 killed, 5 critically injured in Odisha steel plant mishap
3 months ago

2 killed, 5 critically injured in Odisha steel plant mishap

Hindustan Times  

Two workers were killed and five critically injured after a metal plate fell on them at a steel plant in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district on Tuesday, officials said. Police reached the spot, and officials said the workers were working near the blast furnace when a large metal plate fell on them around 11am. Orissa Metalliks, which is part of the Kolkata-based …

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Odisha: Jubilations mark rescue of trapped workers; people throng temples
1 year ago

Odisha: Jubilations mark rescue of trapped workers; people throng temples

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: The whole of Odisha on Wednesday celebrated the rescue of the 41 workers who spent harrowing moments for 17 long days in an under-construction tunnel that caved in on November 12 at Silkyara in Uttarkashi. People in Puri offered prayers at Lord Jagannath temple thanking the deity for safe evacuation of the trapped workers. “The whole of Odisha now …

Workers Family Members Tunnel Bhagwan Dhiren Odisha Jubilations 17 Long Days
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 Khirabeda Uttarkashi Tunnel 17 Days Trapped Workers Bediya
‘I removed last rock and saw them’: Rat-hole miner who rescued trapped workers
1 year ago

‘I removed last rock and saw them’: Rat-hole miner who rescued trapped workers

Hindustan Times  

Silkyara : Munna Qureshi, a rat-hole miner working in a Delhi company, was the first one to reach and greet the workers trapped in the collapased under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi at about 7.05pm on Tuesday. The rat-hole miners said that they started removing the debris at around 7pm on Monday and the entire operation was completed in less than …

Delhi Workers Miners Operation Debris Tunnel Miner
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 …

Rescue Efforts Rescue Workers Drilling Pti Machine Inside
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 …

Rescue Uttarakhand Operation Trapped Workers Tunnel Collapse Mining Expert
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 …

Rescue Work Uttarakhand Workers Ani Tunnel Pushkar Singh Dhami
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 …

Workers Teams Rescue Operation State Deepavali Tunnel Trapped
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 …

Rescue Silkyara Workers Asks
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 …

Rescue Escape Workers Drilling Inside Trapped Meters
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: PM Modi's principal secretary visits rescue site, interacts with trapped workers
1 year ago

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: PM Modi's principal secretary visits rescue site, interacts with trapped workers

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's principal secretary P K Mishra on Monday visited Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel, where 41 labourers have been stranded for the last 15 days, ANI reported. Officials are currently carrying the vertical drilling to rescue the 41 workers in the collapsed section of the Uttarkashi tunnel. The vertical drilling of the hill in Silkyara commenced on Sunday afternoon, …

Rescue Workers Tunnel Trapped Principal Secretary Uttarkashi Silkyara
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Will vertical drilling help in rescuing the 41 labourers?
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Will vertical drilling help in rescuing the 41 labourers?

Firstpost  

Officials at the Uttarkashi tunnel site have opted for the vertical drilling method. After the auger machine brought in from the United States broke on Saturday, authorities at the tunnel site opted for vertical drilling, calling it the second best approach to retrieve the trapped labourers. At the collapsed tunnel site, officials began vertical drilling from the tunnel’s Silkyara-end on …

Rescue Drilling Plan Officials Site Tunnel Metres
Uttarkashi op: Manual drilling to begin tomorrow to free 41 trapped workers
1 year ago

Uttarkashi op: Manual drilling to begin tomorrow to free 41 trapped workers

India Today  

The Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation to save 41 trapped workers faced the "biggest hurdle" so far after the American-auger drilling machine hit a metal girder on Friday evening, causing its blades to get damaged. The front part of the machine that will be used to dig into the surface as officials prepare for vertical drilling in Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation. …

Rescue Uttarakhand Pti Machine Operation Tunnel Trapped
WATCH: How 41 workers trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel will be pulled out on wheeled stretchers
1 year ago

WATCH: How 41 workers trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel will be pulled out on wheeled stretchers

Firstpost  

A team of NDRF on Friday demonstrated the use of wheeled stretchers to pull out trapped workers inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi The moment of safe recuse of 41 workers trapped inside an under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi is approaching. A video shared on Friday showed a team of the National Disaster Response Force demonstrating the use of wheeled …

Uttarakhand Workers Tunnel Ndrf Trapped Pipe Silkyara
Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse: Rescue Op Halted Again As Auger Machine Encounters Another Hurdle
1 year ago

Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse: Rescue Op Halted Again As Auger Machine Encounters Another Hurdle

News 18  

The rescue operations in Uttarkashi’s Silkyara tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand were halted again on Friday after the auger machine encountered another glitch. Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday took stock rescue operation in the Silkyara tunnel collapse site in Uttarkashi and directed the officials that the last phase of the rescue operation should be conducted at a …

Rescue Uttarakhand Minister Singh Machine Operation Tunnel
Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: CM Dhami monitors situation from temporary camp office in Matali amid ongoing ops
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: CM Dhami monitors situation from temporary camp office in Matali amid ongoing ops

India TV News  

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: As efforts are underway to rescue 41 trapped workers at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, a temporary camp office was established at Matali for Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to monitor the ongoing operation in real time. On Thursday, the Uttarakhand Chief Minister also visited the Silkyara tunnel and spoke to the trapped workers. The Chief Minister …

Rescue Uttarakhand Workers Minister Chief Tunnel Trapped
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Board games, playing cards to help stranded workers relieve mental stress
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Board games, playing cards to help stranded workers relieve mental stress

India TV News  

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescue operations are underway in full swing to save the 41 trapped workers at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi. Rescuers have also planned to provide board games and playing cards to trapped workers to help them relieve stress. Uttarakhand CM talks to trapped workers On Thursday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the Silkyara tunnel and …

Rescue Uttarakhand Workers Tunnel Trapped Dhami Uttarkashi
Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Op: Drilling Halted Again; Expert Arnold Dix Says Auger Machine Experiencing 'Some Difficulties' Again
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Op: Drilling Halted Again; Expert Arnold Dix Says Auger Machine Experiencing 'Some Difficulties' Again

News 18  

'Auger Machine Should be Back Up Tomorrow': Tunneling Expert “We are only just metres away from finding passage to have the men back. #WATCH | Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation | International Tunneling Expert, Arnold Dix says, “The vertical drilling is all prepared, as in all the sites prepared, the access roads prepared, everything’s prepared, and decisions being taken shortly about …

India Rescue Delhi Uttarakhand Expert Pti Machine
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: NDMA warns of potential risk to workers, rescuers amid '2-hour rescue' hope
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: NDMA warns of potential risk to workers, rescuers amid '2-hour rescue' hope

Hindustan Times  

Uttarkashi: A senior member of the National Disaster Management Authority on Thursday warned the masses against putting pressure on the rescue teams with their expectations of a hasty rescue of the 41 workers trapped in a partially collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi. Uttarkashi: Security and media personnel gather around a bonfire during the rescue operation of 41 workers trapped inside the …

Rescue Uttarakhand Pti Operation Tunnel Ambulances Uttarkashi
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Pipe laying nears completion, NDRF says rescue ops will be completed soon
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Pipe laying nears completion, NDRF says rescue ops will be completed soon

Op India  

The forty-one workers trapped inside the collapsed under-construction Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand are reportedly closer to rescue. #WATCH | Union minister Gen. VK Singh along with a few senior officials enter Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel where the operation to rescue trapped workers has intensified pic.twitter.com/jHmaOeJGnc — ANI November 23, 2023 On 22 November night, rescuers resumed the boring operation to …

Rescue Uttarakhand Workers Hospital Ani Pipes Ndrf
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: The final stages of rescue ops to save 41 trapped men
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: The final stages of rescue ops to save 41 trapped men

Firstpost  

The operation to rescue trapped workers entered its final stretch early Thursday with the last pipe to prepare an escape passage being pushed in through the rubble. Rescue operation at critical stage The operation to rescue trapped workers entered its final stretch early Thursday with the last pipe to prepare an escape passage being pushed in through the rubble. He …

Rescue Men Uttarakhand Workers Rescue Operation Drilling Ani
Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: Rescue Op In Final Stage; NDRF Team Enters Silkyara Tunnel
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: Rescue Op In Final Stage; NDRF Team Enters Silkyara Tunnel

News 18  

Uttarkashi Rescue Op: NDRF Rescuers Enter Silkyara Tunnel National Disaster Response Force personnel on Wednesday entered the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi where 41 workers remain trapped. Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: NDRF Carries Oxygen Cylinders to Rescue Site NDRF personnel carrying oxygen cylinders at Uttarkashi’s Silkyara tunnel to assist in the ongoing rescue operation. #WATCH | NDRF personnel carrying oxygen cylinders at …

Rescue Uttarakhand Site Operation My Brother Tunnel Ndrf
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Trapped workers get 150 packets of veg pulao, matar-paneer for dinner
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Trapped workers get 150 packets of veg pulao, matar-paneer for dinner

India TV News  

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Amid the ongoing rescue operations at the Silkyara tunnel of Uttarkashi, trapped labourers were supplied solid food items such as veg pulao, matar-paneer, and chapatis for dinner on Tuesday night. Abhishek Ramola, the owner of the hotel where food for the trapped people was prepared, told news agency ANI that around 150 packets had been prepared for …

Food Rescue Tunnel Collapse Image Source Uttarkashi Prepared
Visuals of Uttarkashi workers out; rescue team to focus on ‘horizontal drilling’
1 year, 1 month ago

Visuals of Uttarkashi workers out; rescue team to focus on ‘horizontal drilling’

Live Mint  

As the operation to rescue the 41 trapped workers inside the Silkyara tunnel of Uttarkashi entered its 10th day, a major relief came with the emergence of their first visuals. The National Disaster Management Authority, while sharing details about the progress made towards reaching the trapped workers, said the focus would be on “horizontal digging” instead of finding a route …

Rescue Sent Dhami Trapped Workers