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As the operation to rescue the 41 trapped workers inside Silkyara tunnel entered 12th day, the rescue teams hit an overnight hurdle, which delayed drilling by several hours..
Former advisor to the PMO, Bhaskar Khulbe, who was at the site, said an iron mesh which had come in the path of the drilling machine that was creating an escape path for workers, was removed in the morning..
"Removing the mesh in a claustrophobic environment inside the pipe was difficult and the problem was compounded by lack of oxygen," said Khulbe...
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member Syed Ata Hasnain warned against putting pressure on the rescue teams to hasten the rescue of the trapped workers..
On alternate efforts, officials said Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd will start micro-tunnelling for horizontal drilling for which some equipment has reached the site and the platform is likely to be completed by Friday and the equipment will be set up by Saturday..
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