Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: 900 MM Pipes, Drilling Machines Reach Site As Rescue Operations Continue For Day Three To Evacuate 40 Trapped Workers
The Evacuation Of 40 Workers Still Trapped Beneath An Under-Construction Tunnel That Collapsed On November 12, Continued For The Third Day. On November 12, An Under-Construction Tunnel On The Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway Between Silkyara And Dandalgaon Collapsed. Trucks Carrying 900 Mm Diameter Pipes Started Showing Up At Silkyara At Midnight. On November 13, Uttarkashi Superintendent Of Police (SP), Arpan Yaduvanshi Said It May Take One More Day To Rescue The Workers, Reported ANI. He Said That Out Of The 60 Metres Of Debris, Over 20 Metres Of Debris Had Been Cleared And They Will Evacuate The 40 People Trapped Inside By November 14.
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