uttarakhand tunnel rescue

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: ‘First one to escape’, Assamese father ecstatic after son returns

GUWAHATI: A father of a rescued worker heaved a sigh of relief as his son was rescued from the collapsed Silkyara Bend-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district.  “Last night, we got to know that all of them came out one by one, I saw that the first one to come out was my son,” said […]

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Pipework completed, 41 trapped workers to be rescued shortly

UTTARKASHI: During the course of the rescue operation, an official source told The New Indian that the pipework has been completed and the 41 trapped workers will be rescued shortly from Uttarkashi’s collapsed tunnel.   A major breakthrough is expected on the 17th day of the 41 workers being trapped inside the Silkyara Bend-Barkot tunnel, […]

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Gabbar Singh Negi, a ray of hope for trapped workers

UTTARKASHI: With 17 days having passed with little hope or comfort, the 41 trapped workers inside the Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel at Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand, one of the workers, Gabbar Singh Negi has taken the onus to keep the morale of the other workers high.   Negi, the Uttarakhand resident who is trapped inside the tunnel, […]

In pictures: 41 trapped Uttarkashi tunnel workers still stuck inside, rescue ops continue

UTTARKASHI: As 41 workers remain trapped inside the collapsed Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel at Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand, The New Indian team went on the ground to document the struggle of the rescue teams from the National Disaster Relief Forces and the other groups involved.  Presently, the workers have been stuck inside for the past 16 days […]

Uttarakhand tunnel: Auger stuck in structure, not even one inch drilled 

UTTARKASHI: As the American Auger machine malfunctioned on the 14th day of the rescue operation at the Silkyara Bend-Barkot tunnel at Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, drilling has halted once again to rescue the 41 workers.   Arnold Dix, an international tunneling expert, told reporters that the auger machine was “finished” and of no use after getting stuck […]