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"Ground penetrating radar used to detect obstacles": NDMA on Uttarkashi tu
Updated : 10 hours, 37 min ago IST
Addressing a press briefing in New Delhi, Syed Ata Hasnain said, "Using ground penetrating radar, it has been detected that there is no obstacle in the next 5 metres on our path. We continue to use this to detect obstacles, if any. There is hope that the movement of the augor is done and wil
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Union Minister VK Singh reaches Uttarkashi tunnel site to inspect rescue o
Updated : 22 hours, 16 min ago IST
Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, General (retd) VK Singh, reached the Silkyara tunnel site on Friday to take stock of the ongoing efforts to rescue 41 trapped workers.
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"No metallic obstruction in next 5 metres; rescue op at Silkyara tunnel to
Updated : 22 hours, 58 min ago IST
Talking to ANI here on Friday morning, Khulbe said that the platform on which the Augur drilling machine developed some cracks yesterday has been revamped now.
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"12-14 hours to reach trapped workers" says former PMO advisor Bhaskar Kul
Updated : 1 day, 20 hours ago IST
Union Minister General VK Singh (Retd) on Thursday reached the Silkyara tunnel site, where the rescue operation is underway to bring out the trapped workers.
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Uttarkashi: Welding experts from Delhi arrive at Silkyara tunnel site
Updated : 1 day, 21 hours ago IST
Radhe Raman Dubey, a welder said he was brought the site to weld the mild steel wire of the pipes that are being inserted into the debris. According to the rescue plan the trapped men will be pulled out through the 900 mm pipes which will be pushed inside the debris till a distance of aro
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"Some big news expected in next 24-hrs", says official supervising rescue
Updated : 2 days, 18 hours ago IST
Additional Secretary Technical, Road and Transport Mahmood Ahmed said on Wednesday that some big news is expected in the next 24 hours pending obstacles as an additional 880-millimeter pipe has also been pushed 21 metres through the rubble to free 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tu
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Tunnel collapse: Fmr PMO advisor says trapped workers are in 'high spirits
Updated : 2 days, 20 hours ago IST
Meanwhile, the location has been identified for vertical drilling to bring out 41 workers trapped inside Silkyara Tunnel, 11 days after the under-construction structure collapsed.
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Tunnel collapse: Uttarakhand CM speaks with PM Modi, 'briefs him' about re
Updated : 2 days, 21 hours ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Wednesday that he spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the phone today and briefed him about the ongoing rescue operations at Silkyara tunnel, where 41 workers have been trapped for 11 days after a portion of an underconstructio
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Uttarkashi: Location for vertical drilling identified to evacuate 41 trapp
Updated : 2 days, 22 hours ago IST
As per the Director of National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), Anshu Manish Khulko, the machine for vertical drilling from the upper part of the mountain above the tunnel will arrive in 1 to 2 days.
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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Attempt of Horizontal drilling, feeding trappe
Updated : 3 days, 8 hours ago IST
The rescuers on the 10th day at the Silkyara tunnel site here attempted 'horizontal drilling' and fed trapped workers with solid cooked food simultaneously on Tuesday.
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Micro tunneling expert, officials from PMO arrive at Silkyara tunnel site
Updated : 6 days, 19 hours ago IST
Chris Cooper who is also a consultant for the Rishikesh Karnprayag rail project has reached the site to monitor the rescue operation of 40 workers trapped inside the tunnel for six days now.
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