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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

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…

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:

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

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.

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.

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

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…

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…

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:

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.