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Various government agencies are working tirelessly on each assigned specific tasks to ensure the safe evacuation of the workers

A team from Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) is now on standby mode to initiate vertical drilling from top of the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel to rescue the trapped 41 labourers

International tunneling expert, Professor Arnold Dix reached the Silkyara tunnel and conducted a survey where 41 workers have been stuck since 12th November.

The rescue efforts in Uttarkashi tunnel have encountered various challenges, with intermittent pauses attributed to factors such as fumes produced by the diesel-driven machinery, vibrations, and technical malfunctions in drilling equipment.

A high performance drilling machine is used to drill though the debris to workers trapped inside the collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi

According to rescue team, the trapped men have a buffer of around 400 metres to walk and breathe. The rescuers have also ensured supply of essential things and are using 900-mm wide pipes to rescue them.

Part of an under-construction tunnel connecting Silkyara to Dandalgaon collapsed on Satuday night

The Union Defence Ministry will fund 20% of the project cost of the upcoming tunnel under the Brahmaputra River in central Assam

Hamas terrorists admit to use Gaza Hospitals and tunnels under them to shield themselves from Israeli military's strikes.

A Hamas leader visiting Russia has said that they need time to find hostages hidden in various places in the Gaza Strip.