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IAF Hercules aircraft lands at Chinyalisaur airstrip near China borderDemonstrating its capabilities, an Indian Air Force Hercules aircraft executed two pivotal operations at Chinyalisaur airstrip in Uttarkash...- Silkyara tunnel: Prime Minister's Office made sure everything went according to planWe were able to bring several agencies and achieved coordination in such a manner that rescue operations could be carried out effectively w...
- No more GPR survey at Uttarakhand rescue site, team sent back to DelhiThe Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey team was sent back to Delhi after manual drilling began in Uttarkashi. The team found no heavy ob...
- Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Vertical drilling done up to 31 metres, says BRO's ex-DG at Silkyara siteFormer DG of Border Roads Organisation Harpal Singh announced that vertical drilling has been done up to 31 meters above the Silkyara-Barko...
- "Everyone has been trying, hope that work is completed at earliest": U'khand CM on rescue op at Silkyara tunnelUttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that efforts to evacuate 41 trapped workers inside the Silkyara tunnel are ongoing ...
- Silkyara Tunnel collapse: Parts of auger machine removed from rubbleThe auger drill -- a corkscrew-like device with a rotary blade at the front end -- that was drilling into the debris got stuck Friday eveni...
- Rescuers now begin vertical drilling at Silkyara tunnelFollowing the auger machine setback, the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited on Sunday started vertical drilling. The rescuers have to drill do...
- Efforts on to retrieve broken parts of auger machine, vertical drilling starts at Silkyara tunnel: NDMAThe National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in India is intensifying efforts to rescue 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in U...
- Silkyara Tunnel collapse: Plasma cutter flown in to remove auger blades from rubbleIn Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel, 41 laborers trapped for 14 days prompted a multi-agency rescue mission. A plasma cutter from Hyderabad ai...
- Silkyara Tunnel Crash: Auger machine fails again; experts stop providing rescue deadlineVertical drilling may start in the "next 24 to 36 hours" as machines are being placed on a platform on top of the tunnel, he said. About 86...
- Rescue operation to take time to bring out workers trapped in Silkyara tunnel: NDMAThe NDMA member further said a very difficult operation is going on. Two methods are being used currently, but a third method that is drift...
- Auger machine broken; options of vertical, manual drilling being considered: Tunnel expert Arnold DixThe auger machine was facing repeated obstructions in the rubble in the past few days.
- Uttarakhand CM Dhami inspects tunnel site; Arnold Dix sheds hope amid delay in rescue of trapped workers"Prime Minister Narendra Modi is very sensitive towards the workers trapped in Silkyara, Uttarkashi Tunnel. Prime Minister is taking detail...
- No progress since Thursday, drilling to resume shortly: NDMA on Silkyara tunnel rescue ops"By any means", the trapped workers will be rescued as all resources are being used, said NDMA member Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain while ...
- Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: BRO personnel to quickly transport machines for vertical drilling to hill topOfficials are exploring the option of vertical drilling too as the heavy-duty auger machine that was used in the horizontal drilling throug...
- Auger machine blades stuck, plasma cutter needed, says CM Dhami as hurdles continue in Uttarakhand tunnel rescueThe Chief Minister informed reporters about the current obstacle in the ongoing rescue operation for 41 workers who have been trapped in th...
- 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...
- Silkyara tunnel: Drilling remains suspended for yet another day, Nitin Gadkari reviews rescue operationThe minister said the workers are trapped in an area of the tunnel where they can move around. They have electricity, open space, food, wat...
- Uttarakhand Tunnel: Vertical tunneling initiated to reach 41 trapped workers; new road expected todayRescuers, including geologists, engineers, tunnelling experts and geotechnical experts, have been exploring various options to evacuate the...
- Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Centre airlifts big drilling machines to aid tunnel relief operationsAccording to a list of the trapped workers issued by the emergency operation centre, 15 are from Jharkhand, eight from Uttar Pradesh, five ...
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