UTTARKASHI,NOV 29: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday called for striking a balance between ecology and economy, saying his government had decided to review all such projects after the collapse of the Silkyara tunnel. In an interview with PTI, he said his Diwali came on Tuesday with the successful evacuation of 41 workers […]Continue Reading
UTTARKASHI,NOV 21: Rescuers on Tuesday released the first video of the workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel here for 10 days. The visuals were captured using an endoscopic camera sent in through the alternative 6-inch food pipeline which was pushed through the rubble of the collapsed tunnel on Monday. In the video, the workers, wearing […]Continue Reading
Uttarkashi,Nov 18: The rescue teams were able to clear 24 meters of rubble from the collapsed under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi, where 41 workers are trapped, on Friday evening. However, the workers, stuck behind 60 meters of rubble, are getting supplies through pipes, and there’s constant communication with them, officials said. After the operation was halted Continue Reading
UTTARKASHI,NOV 17: Working overnight with a powerful machine, rescue workers had by Friday morning drilled up to 21 metres through the rubble in Silkyara tunnel, inching closer to the 40 labourers trapped there for five days. The workers need to drill up to 60 metres to insert 800 mm and 900 mm diameter pipes — […]Continue Reading
UTTARKASHI,NOV 15: Eforts to rescue the 40 workers trapped inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district continued on Wednesday. As the rescue operation entered its fourth day on Wednesday, workers staged a protest at the site of the accident where the relief and rescue operation was underway. The workers demanded immediate evacuation of their fellow […]Continue Reading
