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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday said no further progress in drilling through the debris at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttrakhand to rescue 41 trapped workers has been made since Thursday but assured that the drilling by auger machine will start soon..
"By any means", the trapped workers will be rescued as all resources are being used, said NDMA member Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain while briefing media on rescue operations...
There has been no progress in the movement of pipe through debris in the tunnel since Thursday, and about 15 metres of drilling is still left to reach the stranded workers, he added...
Drilling through the rubble to prepare an escape route for the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel was set to resume on Friday morning, a day after another snag hit the rescue efforts...
The dampener came hours after the operation resumed earlier in the day, following a six-hour delay to cut through an iron girder that came in the way of the auger machine late Wednesday night.. Hasnain also said central agencies and several state governments are actively involved in the rescue operations...
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