Uttarakhand tunnel rescue Highlights: 6-8 metres of drilling left, ambulances wait outside tunnel

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue Highlights: 6-8 metres of drilling left, ambulances wait outside tunnel

Chandigarh : Saying that rescue efforts have entered the final stages at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, a senior officer has said that they will reach the 41 trapped workers by Thursday morning.

The workers have been trapped since November 12 when the under-construction tunnel from Silkyara to Barkot got blocked due to the debris falling in a 60-metre stretch on the Silkyara side.


Rescuers cut through iron mesh

Uttarkashi tunnel rescuers cut through iron mesh that blocked drilling last night: Bhaskar Khulbe, former advisor to PMO.


 

Welding experts called from Delhi

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A 41-bed separate ward has been readied at the Community Health Centre in Chinyalisaur for Silkyara tunnel evacuees and 41 ambulances wait outside the tunnel to rush them there as soon as they crawl out.




Op in final stretch

Rescue operations at Silkyara tunnel entered their final stretch early Thursday with as last pipe is being pushed in through the debris. 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.