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New Delhi:The 41 workers trapped inside a Uttarakhand tunnel since 12 November are doing well, international tunnelling expert Arnold Dix said at the site Tuesday, as the multi-pronged rescue operation looked to make a breakthrough...
I might have heard they are playing cricket, said the professor, who is president of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association...
Later in the afternoon, tunnel expert Chris Cooper said the workers could be evacuated as early as in the next three hours.. #WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Micro tunnelling expert Chris Cooper says, "We are still miningEverybody is very excited and energeticLet us see what happens..
Earlier Tuesday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said evacuation pipes had been inserted up to 52 metres in the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel after rat-hole miners cleared more rubble manually...
Vertical drilling had also been taken up to reach the men from the top of the tunnel, but was stopped Tuesday to ensure there was no hindrance in the (horizontal manual) drilling work below, news agencyANIreported...
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