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Parliamentary proceedings | Char Dham project did not need environment assessment: Centre to Parliament

The Char Dham project in Uttarakhand, under which Silkyara tunnel, is being developed did not require an Environment Impact Assessment, the Union government said

The Hindu

Silkyara tunnel collapse | Jharkhand to airlift 15 rescued workers to Ranchi on December 1

15 labourers from Jharkhand to be airlifted to Delhi, then to Ranchi. Medical screening of rescued workers at AIIMS Rishikesh. Kin celebrate 'Igas Bagwal' after safe rescue from Silkyara tunnel. After 2 wks of worry, families burst into joy & crackers. Tunnel collapsed on Diwali, trapping workers in dark.

The Hindu

Silkyara tunnel rescue | Father dies hours before son’s rescue

Bhaktu Murmu, from Jharkhand, was one of 41 workers trapped in a tunnel for 400+ hrs. Sadly, his father died waiting for him, hours before he was rescued.

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Silkyara tunnel rescue | Workers in AIIMS, all undergoing check-up

41 workers rescued from Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi; CM Dhami handed each a cheque of ₹1 lakh as 'appreciation' for their courage & patience.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Uttarakhand tunnel ordeal ends, all 41 trapped workers rescued; Supreme Court panel submits report on Manipur victims, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on November 26, 2023

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Rat-hole miners’ talent, experience come in handy in rescue of 41 trapped workers at Silkyara

Rat-hole miners' talent & experience used to rescue 41 trapped in Silkyara tunnel. NDMA member said their capability was used despite ban on coal mining using the technique. 12 experts from Delhi, Jhansi & other parts of country deployed technique horizontally in collapsed part.

The Hindu

Silkyara tunnel rescue operations enter 16th day, hopes pinned on rat miners

Rescuers hopeful of breakthrough in Silkyara tunnel rescue op; Army's 'rat miners' commence manual horizontal drilling; vertical drilling reaches 36m; 8 'false ribs' erected; robot to monitor health of workers and detect hazardous gases.

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Morning Digest | 100-hour vertical drilling target set to rescue workers trapped in Silkyara tunnel; Union Minister says CAA rules to be framed by March 2024, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on November 26, 2023

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Morning Digest | Four students dead in stampede at tech festival in Cochin University of Science and Technology; NDMS says Silkyara tunnel rescue may take a ‘long time’, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on November 26, 2023

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Silkyara tunnel rescue ‘dangerous’, may take a ‘long time’: NDMA

Rescue efforts for 41 trapped workers in Silkyara tunnel stalled; govt. exploring all options to evacuate them safely; families of workers getting restless; BSNL landline facility set up inside tunnel to keep them connected to families.

The Hindu

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: BRO personnel to quickly transport machines for vertical drilling to hill top

The Border Roads Organization team personnel have been instructed to transport machines to enable vertical drilling on the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi through the road they recently built to access the top of the hill. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttarkashi tunnel rescue | Families hope to find light at the end of the tunnel

Families of trapped workers in Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand hope for their safe return. Rajni Kisku, Bonu Naik and Choudhary Lal are among those waiting anxiously. They are desperate to hear from their loved ones and hope to reunite soon. Families pray for safe return of trapped workers in Silkyara…

The Hindu

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | First visuals of trapped workers emerge

Uttarkashi tunnel collpase: In the video, the workers, wearing yellow and white helmets, are seen receiving food items sent to them through the pipeline and talking to each other.

The Hindu

Pipeline pushed through rubble, breakthrough at collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel boosts morale

UTTARKASHI: Rescuers achieved a significant breakthrough on Monday by threading a six-inch-wide pipeline through the debris of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand.

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Silkyara tunnel collapse: 6-inch-wide pipe reaches trapped labourers; rescuers say now will go with 'full force'

A six-inch pipe has been laid at the Silkyara tunnel through which nutritious food and medicines could be supplied to the 41 labourers, trapped for over a week after parts of the under-construction structure collapsed following a landslide. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Drilling remains suspended at Silkyara tunnel for yet another day, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari reviews rescue operation

UTTARKASHI (UTTARAKHAND): Drilling operations to create an escape passage for the 41 workers trapped at the Silkyara tunnel collapse site were halted on Sunday.

The Hindu

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | BRO building road to top of hill to start vertical drilling

Efforts underway to build access road at top of hill for vertical drilling to reach 41 trapped workers. 5-plan strategy devised to rescue them. BRO, Army, PMO, NHIDCL, Forest Dept. assisting in rescue ops. CM Dhami & Union Minister Gadkari review ops.

The Times of India

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: IAF deploys C-17 to airlift critical equipment from Indore to Dehradun

NEW DELHI: In the ongoing rescue efforts at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed a C-17 transport aircraft to airlift approximately 22 tonnes of crucial equipment from Indore to Dehradun.

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Silkyara Tunnel collapse | Drilling halted after laying of 24 metres of pipe in Uttarkashi

Working overnight with a powerful machine, rescue workers had by Friday morning (November 17) drilled up to 21 metres through the rubble in Silkyara tunnel, inching closer to the 40 labourers trapped there for five days.

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