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Uttarkashi Tunnel Crash: IG Garhwal Range says, "Stipulated (rescue) time can't be decided"

"The attempt at rescue is in progress and rescue is expected to be carried out very soon. It is machinery work so a stipulated time can't be decided...." Must read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue: "I hope we will be able to rescue the workers soon" says NDRF DG Atul Karwal

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General Atul Karwal reached the Silkyara Tunnel collapse site. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Worker trapped in Slikyara tunnel tells family he is 'Safe and healthy' even as rescue operations continue

As Wednesday marked day 11 of the operation to rescue 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, the officials are 'hopeful' to rescue the victims at the earliest. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttarkashi: Location for vertical drilling identified to evacuate 41 trapped labourers

Location has been identified for vertical drilling to bring out 41 workers trapped inside Silkyara Tunnel, 11 days after the underconstruction structure collapsed. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | Workers in Silkyara tunnel closer to freedom

Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse: The location has been identified for vertical drilling to bring out 41 workers trapped inside Silkyara Tunnel, 11 days after the under-construction structure collapsed

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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…

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Uttarkashi Tunnel Crash: A trapped worker's emotional message to mother--"I am fine Maa, please eat your meals on time..."

In a major breakthrough, rescue team officials successfully developed communication with the trapped workers through the 6-inch pipeline on Tuesday morning. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hopes and despair as rescue efforts continue at Uttarkashi | In pictures

The Hindu looks at the rescue efforts that are being carried out at the Silkyara tunnel that collapsed, leaving 41 workers trapped behind a huge mound of debris

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Why isn’t government taking help of international experts in tunnel rescue work, asks CPI(M)

CPI(M) Polit Bureau urges Central govt. to deploy latest expertise/technology to rescue 41 workers trapped in collapsed Uttarkashi tunnel for over a week. Expresses deep concern, questions why international experts/agencies not sought for help.

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | Rescue teams manage to install 6-inch pipe to send food

Agencies race against time to rescue 41 workers trapped in tunnel in Uttarkashi as rescue workers install six-inch pipe to supply food, communication equipment to boost confidence. Rescue mission involves micro-tunnelling, exploring possibility of vertical drilling, excavating two escape channels, digging tunnel from Barkot side.

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Uttarkashi Tunnel Crash: No respite yet to trapped 41 workers; Rescue operations continue on day 9

"We are rescuing those 41 men" says Tunneling Expert Arnold Dix as rescue operation at Slikyara continues. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse highlights Himalayan fragility and the need for escape routes

It’s now Day 8 for the 41 workers trapped inside the Barkot-Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi. On November 18, a delegation headed by the prime minister’s former advisor Bhaskar Khulbe reviewed the situation on the ground, even as the government last week promised that “all coordinated efforts” were being made to…

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‘Canopy’ solution to restart drilling in Uttarkashi tunnel rescue, says Highways Secretary

At Uttarkashi tunnel site, 41 workers trapped in rubble for over a week. Technical solution of auger machine to create 'canopy' to secure entrance. Heavy machinery and concrete blocks trucked in. Aerial surveys, robotic systems being explored. 60 metres of rubble between trapped workers and rescuers. Drilling vertically from mountaintop…

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Day 7: Vertical hole, new road planned to reach 41 workers trapped in collapsed Uttarkashi tunnel

In a desperate fight to beat the ticking clock, officials on Saturday began preparations to drill a vertical hole from the top of the hill under which 41 workers have been trapped inside a collapsed tunnel for seven days with limited food and communication. Read further on Dynamite News:

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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.

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Uttarkashi tunnel rescue | Authorities eye drilling from the top

Rescue teams at Uttarkashi tunnel install 3rd auger machine to pierce rubble behind which 41 workers are trapped. 4-5 day timeline projected for workers to get out.

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Drilling work halted, another machine from Indore to reach today

The ongoing drilling work to reach the 40 trapped workers inside the Silkyara tunnel was halted on Saturday after the rescuers bored 25 metres into the rubble. Read further on Dynamite News:

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40 workers still trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel; Heavy drill machine installed to expedite rescue work

The officials of the NHIDCL are confident of completing the rescue operation successfully today. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | New drill machine off to a slow start; no definite timeline yet for rescue

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: A portion of the tunnel, part of the ambitious Char Dham all-weather road project, collapsed on Nov. 12. following which 40 workers were trapped.

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Rescuers confident of evacuating 40 workers trapped at Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse sit for 96 hours, heavy drill machine installed

Relief and rescue operations in the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse incident are underway for the fifth day to rescue the forty trapped workers.

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | Rescue of workers hinges on performance of new drill machine

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: A fresh landslide hampered efforts to insert steel pipes through the rubble of the collapsed tunnel here to bring out the 40 labourers trapped under the debris for two days.

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Morning digest | Opposition cries foul as Modi is set to release PM KISAN funds; India takes on New Zealand in World Cup semifinal today, and more

PM Modi announces ₹24,000-cr scheme for tribals in M.P., rescue efforts underway in Uttarkashi tunnel collapse, India & NZ face off in World Cup semifinal, EC issues notice to Priyanka Gandhi,

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | Efforts on to create escape route for trapped workers

“Rescuers at the under-construction tunnel collapse site in Uttarkashi, on November 14, initiated the process of inserting large-diametre mild steel pipes through the rubble using an auger machine to rescue the 40 workers trapped for two days now,” officials said.

The Hindu

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | All trapped workers safe, rescue efforts underway; CM Dhami visits site

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: A portion of the tunnel being built between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway caved in on Sunday morning.

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Uttarakhand Tragedy: 40 workers trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel safe; Debris being cleared to reach them

Rescue operations at the site of the collapsed under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi have entered Day 2. Forty workers are trapped inside the tunnel, even as rescue teams manage to breach 15 metres into the tunnel.

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