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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse Highlights: Drilling at tunnel to evacuate workers halted again
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse Highlights: The rescue operation has been ongoing for the past 10 days. Today is expected to be its last day.
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse Highlights: After more than a week's endeavour to reach the 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand, the rescue and relief operation has entered its last stage after rescuers managed to place broad pipes up to a depth of 45 metres through the debris via horizontal drilling. Further drilling is underway....Read More
On Wednesday night, a senior official expressed his confidence that rescuers would reach workers and complete the operation today.
The team found steel rods embedded in the debris which caused some hindrance in the drilling process, however, the officials said they managed to remove all the pieces of steel and carry out the final process to insert the last bit of pipeline through the rubble.
Earlier on Wednesday, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel entered the tunnel, an official statement issued by Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Office said.
An ambulance is also deployed inside the tunnel and a team of doctors is also put on stand-by for health check-ups of the workers, it said.
Meanwhile, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will undertake a safety audit of all 29 under-construction tunnels across the country to ensure safety and adherence to the highest quality standards, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said on Wednesday.
