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The Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation to save 41 trapped workers faced yet another setback on Friday evening as the American-auger drilling machine hit a metal girder soon after drilling was resumed after hours of technical snag..
However, if opted for, this method would further slow down the operation...
He said that the rescue operation is in its "final stage" and assured that both central and state government agencies are working together to get the 41 trapped men out...
Meanwhile, NDMA official Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) advised the media not to make assumptions regarding the timeline for the completion of the rescue operation, adding that it creates a "wrong perception", news agency PTI reported...
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Dhami, who stayed at the Uttarkashi tunnel site overnight, said on Friday that the ongoing rescue operation is in its "last step"...
