Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Trapped workers five metres away from the rescuers
Forty-one workers, who are trapped under the debris caused by the tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi for 17 days, are just five metres away from the rescue team, media reports said.
Silkyara/IBNS: As the 41 labourers remain trapped inside an under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand following a wall collapse for more than a week, the agencies involved in the rescue operation are working on an alternative plan which involves tunnelling sideways and boring from the top to build a vertical shaft.
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: PM Modi dials CM Pushkar Singh Dhami to discuss rescue operation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dialled Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to discuss the ongoing operation to rescue 41 workers, who are trapped for more than a week following the collapse of a tunnel in Uttarakhand, media reports said.
Rescue work in Uttarakhand tunnel collapse put on hold after loud 'cracking sound' was heard
The Uttarakhand tunnel rescue work hit another roadblock Friday as the drilling operations were put on hold after 2:45 pm following a large cracking sound. A meeting of experts has been called.