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SILKYARA TUNNEL COLLAPSE
Silkyara tunnel collapse: Action against erring persons after expert panel report, says Nitin GadkariIn a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said show cause notices have been issued to the con...
Work resumes at Silkyara tunnel after 2 monthsConstruction work at the Silkyara tunnel, which was suspended after its partial collapse in November, has now resumed. Protective construct...
Need an apex body for tunnels to usher key reforms: N N Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Steel"There are systemic issues that plague the construction of tunnels, which need to be addressed. Carelessness during construction just scrat...
Govt to revamp SOPs for tunnel construction to prevent Silkyara tunnel-like mishapsThe National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) is constructing the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel through Hyderabad-...
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari says "relieved and happy" after rescue of 41 workers from Uttarakhand tunnelUnion minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said he is "relieved and happy" as all 41 trapped workers have been rescued from the collapsed Silk...
Not involved in construction of Uttrakhand tunnel, says Adani groupGautam Adani's Adani Group through a statement on Monday denied any involvement in the construction of the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, ...
Special prayer offered at Mahakal Temple Ujjain for safe rescue of trapped workers in Uttarkashi TunnelAt Baba Mahakal Temple Ujjain, special prayers were offered for the 41 workers stuck in Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel. Trapped for 13 days a...
Silkyara tunnel collapse: Top disaster management body to frame SOP on tunnel rescueWhen contacted, NDMA (member) Syed Ata Hasnain told ET, "NDMA ensures that it does a post-event analysis of all major incidents and challen...
Tunnel collapse: "Rescue op will be completed by the end of day," says NDRF DG Atul KarwalThe Director General of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Atul Karwal, has announced that multi-agency rescue operations to free...
12-14 hours to reach trapped workers says former PMO advisor Bhakar Kulbe as rescue op enters critical stageRescue operations for the 41 trapped workers at the Silkyara Tunnel reached a crucial phase after clearing obstructive steel rods. Bhaskar ...
Steel structure obstructing free movement of pipe removed: Former PMO advisor on Uttarkashi Tunnel rescueRescue efforts for 41 trapped workers in the Silkyara tunnel progressed as the steel obstruction hindering pipe movement was cleared. Bhask...
Tunnel collapse: Former PMO advisor says trapped workers are in 'high spirits'Bhaskar Khulbe, former advisor to the Prime Minister's Office, visited the Silkyara Tunnel where 41 workers have been trapped for 11 days. ...
Uttarkashi: Location for vertical drilling identified to evacuate 41 trapped labourersA location has been identified for vertical drilling to rescue 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara Tunnel, 11 days after its collapse during...
Rescuing all workers safely topmost priority: PM Modi to Dhami on Uttarakhand tunnel collapseRescuers released the first video of workers trapped inside the collapsed part of the tunnel. The visuals were captured using an endoscopic...
"Umeed jagi hain": Hope burns brighter now for Uttarkashi trapped workers' familiesThe endoscopic flexi camera visuals showed the workers speaking to rescue teams and informing them that they were healthy and sound. Rescue...
Silkyara tunnel collapse: 6-inch-wide pipe reaches trapped labourers; rescuers say now will go with 'full force'The Director of National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), Anshu Manish Khulko, said that the 'alternative 6-in...
Govt supplies multivitamins, antidepressants, dry fruits to 41 workers trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel: OfficialThe government is sending multivitamins, antidepressants and dry fruits to 41 workers trapped for the past seven days in an under-construct...
"We are going to get them out," International Tunnelling expert Arnold Dix says after arriving at Uttarkashi tunnel collapse siteArnold Dix, President of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, arrived at the Uttarkashi site today and said they...
Silkyara Tunnel collapse: 21 metres drilled through rubble for labourers' rescueUttarkashi tunnel accident: Rescue workers worked overnight and by Friday morning they managed to to drill up to 21 meres through the rubbl...
Silkyara Tunnel collapse: Trapped workers to be rescued with almost metre-long steel pipeNHIDCL, the firm building the tunnel, in a report released to media Monday afternoon said that while removal of loose muck continues along ...