Officials at the site of the partially collapsed under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand on Tuesday began using steel pipes to rescue workers trapped inside, The Indian Express reported.
The tunnel, located on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway, collapsed in the early hours of Sunday, leaving 40 workers trapped. The tunnel is part of the Char Dham Road Project to build all-weather roads in Uttarakhand.
Authorities are attempting to rescue the workers by inserting large-diameter mild steel pipes through the rubble by using auger drilling machines. Auger drilling involves using a screw-shaped tool to make holes into the ground or other surfaces.
The National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, the police and the fire brigade are conducting rescue operations.
#WATCH | Uttarkashi tunnel accident: Trucks loaded with 900 mm diameter pipes reach Silkyara. A platform is being prepared for the auger machine for horizontal drilling to rescue the trapped labourers by inserting large diameter MS pipes in the part of the Silkyara tunnel blocked… pic.twitter.com/KcGcVB2z55
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Uttarkashi Circle Officer Prashant Kumar said on Monday that all the workers were safe and were being supplied with oxygen through a pipe. The authorities have also sent food and water to them, he added.
On Monday, rescue workers were able to cut through around…
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