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New Delhi: As the rescue mission to extract 41 trapped workers through the debris at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttrakhand entered its 13th day, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday said no further progress has been made since Thursday in the drilling process...
The GPR reading was a tough task as it required the team to enter the pushed pipe of 46 meters...
The trouble for the agencies involved in the rescue operation began in the afternoon on Wednesday after the start of drilling exercise..
The drilling machine's platform has been revamped and strengthened by shortening through the night, officials said, indicating that the drilling is likely to resume on Friday night for remaining 15 metres to reach the stranded workers...
Giving details of the operations, NDMA (member) Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain said that provided there are no further obstacles, the auger machine should be able to drill about 4-5 metres in an hour...
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