Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will go to the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi on Sunday at 11 am to assessment the rescue operations being carried out within the tunnel, sources informed India Right now. He will likely be accompanied by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
It has been seven days since 41 employees bought caught contained in the under-construction Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi after a portion of it collapsed on November 12.
Rescue operations for the employees trapped within the tunnel had been quickly suspended on Friday when a loud cracking sound was heard because the fifth pipe was being positioned at round 2:45 pm.
Regardless of this interruption, efforts resumed on Saturday morning, though drilling work stays on maintain.
A particular group is now taking a look at the opportunity of vertical drilling from the higher a part of the tunnel if the horizontal drilling just isn’t profitable. Utilizing vertical drilling, the authorities will attempt reaching the employees from the highest of the mountain.
An official of the Border Roads Organisations (BRO) informed PTI information company that they’ve recognized some extent on the prime of the tunnel from the place vertical drilling will begin quickly. He added that this monitor is about 1,000 to 1,100 metres lengthy and, as per their calculations, it ought to be prepared by Sunday afternoon.
The Uttarakhand administration has made preparations for lodging and meals for all of the members of the family of the trapped employees.
