Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: 41 Bed-Hospital Readied in Uttarkashi for Labourers Trapped in Silkyara Tunnel
Rescue efforts at the tunnel gained momentum on Wednesday with the American auger machine resuming drilling through the accumulated rubble at the collapsed site inside the tunnel and penetrating up to 45 metres by the afternoon to prepare an escape passage for the trapped labourers.
Uttarkashi, November 22: A 41-bed hospital was readied on Wednesday at the Community Health Centre in Chinyalisaur in this district for the care of 41 trapped labourers after they are evacuated from the Silkyara tunnel. Rescue efforts at the tunnel gained momentum on Wednesday with the American auger machine resuming drilling through the accumulated rubble at the collapsed site inside the tunnel and penetrating up to 45 metres by the afternoon to prepare an escape passage for the trapped labourers. Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: NHAI to Undertake Safety Audits of All Under-Construction Tunnels Across India.
Around 12 metres more have to be dug through the rubble to lay two more 800 mm diametre steel pipes of 6 metre length each for the stranded workers to crawl through. All the hospitals in the district as well as AIIMS, Rishikesh have been kept on high alert.
41-Bed Hospital Readied at Community Health Centre in Chinyalisaur
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has arrived at the Matli helipad on way to an on-the-spot inspection of the rescue operations.
Officials said a team of 15 doctors has been deployed. Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Operation Update: Horizontal Drilling to Evacuate 41 Trapped Workers in Silkyara Tunnel Reaches 42 Metres (Watch Video).
A makeshift hospital consisting of eight beds has also been set up at the site for the immediate medical care of the trapped workers if required. Several ambulances and a helicopter have been kept on standby, they said.