Tunnel Collapse

Uttarakhand Silkyara Tunnel Rescue: Robots to check on mental well-being of workers

The robotic expert said that he held discussions with the officials engaged in the rescue operations regarding the ongoing rescue operation, adding that the team will implement the best possible solutions.

'Uttarakashi tunnel operation getting technically complex': NDMA on rescuing trapped workers

NDMA has also informed that advanced machinery is being airlifted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to replace the damaged part of the auger machine that broke down earlier today

WATCH: How 41 workers trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel will be pulled out on wheeled stretchers

A team of NDRF on Friday demonstrated the use of wheeled stretchers to pull out trapped workers inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi

Meet Arnold Dix, Aus expert roped in for Uttarkashi tunnel rescue

Arnold Dix, the world's leading expert on underground tunnelling, is being consulted to evacuate the 41 workers stuck inside the Silkyara tunnel. He specialises in construction risk and technical issues linked to safety in underground infrastructure

WATCH: Villagers carry 'doli' of local deity to Uttarkashi tunnel collapse site, seek divine intervention

As efforts to rescue the 41 trapped workers from inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand gathered pace on Thursday, people of the nearby villages carried a palanquin of a local deity to the rescue site for the success of the operation to save the workers

Choppers, green corridor, beds in AIIMS... : What happens to 41 workers trapped inside Uttarkashi tunnel when rescued

Operation to rescue 41 labourers trapped inside an under construction tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi has reached its final stage on Wednesday after 12 days

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: The final stages of rescue ops to save 41 trapped men

The operation to rescue trapped workers entered its final stretch early Thursday with the last pipe to prepare an escape passage being pushed in through the rubble. A team of doctors and 41 ambulances have been deployed outside the tunnel in anticipation of the evacuation

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: About 67% augur drilling completed, 42 m horizontal pipe drilled through in tunnel

"About 67 per cent augur drilling has been completed to give emergent safe passage to the rescue team and 42 metre horizontal pipe have been drilled through in the tunnel," according to a government press release

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: The 11 long days in the lives of the 41 workers trapped

It's been 11 days since 41 workers have been trapped in the tunnel in Uttarkashi. The rescue operations have faced a series of setbacks, but after many efforts, the team has been able to establish communication and send meals to the labourers. They now hope to retrieve the men in the next few days

Evacuation of all 41 workers trapped in collapsed Uttarkashi tunnel should be top priority: PM Modi tells CM Dhami

During the conversation, Uttarakhand CM Dhami briefed PM Modi about the successful laying of six-inch pipe through which food and other essentials like medicines will be sent