National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) Managing Director Mahmood Ahmad on Monday knowledgeable that the work of the vertical drilling at Uttarkashi tunnel the place 41 staff remained trapped can be accomplished by November 30.

Manual drilling to begin quickly to rescue 41 staff trapped in Silkyara tunnel; damaged components of auger machine eliminated: NDMA

Vertical drilling from high of the Silkyara tunnel the place 41 staff have been trapped for the final 15 days progressed to 31 metres on Monday as a six-member group of rat miners arrived on the web site to begin guide drilling horizontally by way of the rubble mendacity within the collapsed a part of the construction. Vertical and guide drilling are the 2 strategies on which rescue efforts are targeted in the mean time whereas work on the opposite choices like horizonal drilling from Barkot finish of the tunnel can be concurrently underway.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE Updates: A six-member group of rat miners arrived Silkyara tunnel web site to begin guide drilling operation after auger blades broke and obtained caught. Auger machine drill blades have been taken out and horizontal drilling will resime right this moment.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE: Principal Secretary to the PM, Pramod Kumar Mishra; Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Uttarakhand Chief Secretary, SS Sandhu visited Uttarkashi’s Silkyara tunnel right this moment to examine ongoing rescue operation. Mishra spoke to households of trapped staff and inquired concerning the meals being despatched on a regular basis.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE Updates: National Disaster Management Authority member, Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain, on Sunday stated that round six plans are being executed to rescue the employees however the best choice to date is horizontal drilling below which 47 meters of drilling have been accomplished.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE Updates: Micro tunnelling skilled Chris Cooper stated, “Frames of 800 mm diameter pipes have been prepared. We will move ahead by half a metre to one metre gradually. If all goes well and no obstacles are encountered a 10-metre stretch can be covered in 24-36 hours.” 

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE: Principal Secretary to the PM, Pramod Kumar Mishra; Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Uttarakhand Chief Secretary, SS Sandhu visited Uttarkashi’s Silkyara tunnel right this moment to examine ongoing rescue operation.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE: Micro tunnelling skilled Chris Cooper stated, “We have 9 meters of hand tunnelling to do. It actually is determined by how the bottom behaves. Could be rapidly, may very well be a bit longer. If we hit some lattice girder. Then we have to chop out the lattice girder, however we’re assured we are able to get by way of. The Army is simply supervising (the operation). 30 metres of (vertical drilling) has been carried out.”

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami right this moment morning stated, “PM Modi is seeking all important information. The National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, Indian Air Force and Indian Army are cooperating and contributing,” reported ANI.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami right this moment morning stated, “Everyone has been trying. The auger machine has been taken out completely…Drilling and pushing work will start and we hope that the work is completed at the earliest,” reported ANI. 

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse dwell: Former Engineer-in-Chief and Director General of Border Roads Organisation, Lieutenant General (retired) Harpal Singh stated, “I have come here to provide technical inputs and participate in further rescue operations. The work which is being done through the pipeline from below and also the work which is being done through vertical drilling from above which has been done around 31 meters, efforts are being made through both the routes,” reported ANI.

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue LIVE: An engineer group of the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army that’s A unit of Madras Sappers arrived at Silkyaya tunnel web site on Sunday for guide drilling. Former Engineer-in-Chief and Director General of Border Roads Organisation, Lieutenant General (retired) Harpal Singh stated, “The Engineers Regiment of the Army has made a manual drift and along with them the people of the Engineer Regiment will work on laying the last 10-12 metre pipeline.” reported ANI.

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue LIVE: Uttarakhand Congress chief Yashpal Arya on November 26 slammed BJP led Uttarakhand authorities and stated, “The way these forty workers have been trapped in Silkyara, is the government’s indolence and negligence. The government has committed corruption to give work to their favourite…An escape tunnel should have been built but it was ignored.”

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue LIVE: Former Engineer-In-Chief and BRO DG Lieutenant General (retired), Harpal Singh stated, “In the current situation, the Auger machine that was stuck has been removed. Efforts are underway to remove the 1.5 meters of the damaged pipe. After its removal, strengthening and muck clearance, skilled labourers will go in with the help of the army. We hope this will be done soon.”

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue LIVE: NDMA Member Syed Ata Hasnain, on November 26, stated,” Our Plan 2 has been currently adopted. The drilling machine reached yesterday. Vertical drilling started at around 12 noon today and 86 meters of vertical digging is required to reach trapped workers.17 metres of drilling has already taken place. We have done geological studies and studies are suggesting that there might be no obstruction. We are checking the stability,” reported ANI.

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue LIVE: NDMA Member Syed Ata Hasnain stated, “Our plan 3 (Perpendicular, covering 170 metres) has still not been adopted. The machine for sideways drilling is expected to reach the Silkayra tunnel rescue site during the night,” reported ANI.

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue LIVE: According to an official assertion, “BRO has completed the construction of an approach road for vertical drilling by SJVNL and RVNL. BRO is also building an approach road for ONGC with geological surveys conducted by ONGC. 1050 meters of approach road has been constructed so far out of 5000 meters. “

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue LIVE: National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) MD Ahmad on Sunday stated, “We have completed around 19.2 meters of drilling. We have to drill around 86 meters to be done within four days that is by November 30. Hopefully, there will be no further hurdles and the work will be completed on time,” reported ANI.

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue LIVE: Uttarakhand authorities’ official assertion on Sunday knowledgeable that freshly cooked meals and recent fruits are being offered to the trapped staff at common intervals utilizing the 2nd lifeline (pipe). The assertion additional reads, “Sufficient fruits like orange, Apple, Banana and so on., together with medicines and salts has additionally been provided on this lifeline in common interval. Additional Dry Food can be being provided for future inventory. A modified communication system with wire connectivity developed by SDRF is getting used for communication recurrently. People inside have reported that they’re secure.”

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue LIVE: Tehri Hydro Development Corporation is engaged on a undertaking to assemble rescue tunnel from the Barkot finish with the newest fifth blast that occurred at 2:25 am on Sunday.