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Uttarakhand Tunnel Crash News Live Updates: CM Pushkar Singh Dhami felicitates families of workers rescued from Silkyara tunnel

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 17, 2024, 14:39:24 IST

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Uttarakhand Tunnel Crash News Live Updates: CM Pushkar Singh Dhami felicitates families of workers rescued from Silkyara tunnel

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday met the families of workers rescued from the Silkyara tunnel in Dehradun. Earlier, the workers rescued from the Silkyara tunnel were airlifted to AIIMS-Rishikesh for a health check-up on Wednesday, officials said. Forty-one workers were rescued from the collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi after a gruelling 17-day operation that culminated on Tuesday evening. The workers were kept under medical observation at a hospital in Chinyalisaur after their evacuation. Stay with TOI for all updates:

16:49 (IST) Nov 28

Lieutenant General (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain, Member, NDMA, says "All safety precautions will be implemented. No premature announcements are to be made, it will be against all principles. We also have to take care of the safety and security of people who are rescuing the wrokers...We are not in any hurry..."

16:48 (IST) Nov 28

Uttarakhand tunnel crash: All 41 workers in 'good health', played cricket on Monday; 'near breakthrough', says NDMA

All the 41 workers trapped inside Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand are in good health, according to the sources. Arrangements are being made to bring them out using stretchers, they said on Tuesday. The sources said that yesterday cricket ball and bats were sent to the trapped workers through the pipe and they played as well. "We are near a breakthrough, not yet there," NDMA said on Tuesday. "The evacuation of 41 workers may take four-time hours, the NDMA added. In a major breakthrough all teams — including NDRF, SDRF and doctors — are on standby to rescue workers trapped inside Uttarkashi’s Silkyara tunnel for the last 17 days. 'Rat-hole' miners from Uttar Pradesh had teamed up with the Army for the task of manually burrowing through the remaining 10-12 meters of rubble that separated the workers from freedom. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the ongoing rescue and relief efforts from Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.

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16:33 (IST) Nov 28

Uttarkashi latest update: Early rescue nears; Garlands of flowers brought to Silkyara tunnel

16:32 (IST) Nov 28

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd), Member, NDMA says, "It is estimated that it will take 3-5 minutes to evacuate each of the 41 persons. The entire evacuation is expected to take 3-4 hours. Three teams of NDRF will go in ise the tunnel to organise the evacuation. SDRF will provde support. Paramedics will also go inside the tunnel at the time of evacuation."

16:32 (IST) Nov 28

Lieutenant General (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain, Member, NDMA, says "Chinook helicopter is present at Chinyalisaur airstrip...The last time to fly the Chinook helicopter is 4:30 pm. We will not fly it during the night. Since there is a delay, the workers will be brought the next morning.

16:25 (IST) Nov 28

Lieutenant General (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain, Member, NDMA, says "We are at 58 metres, we are hoping that after 2 metres, we can say that it has passed through. The trapped workers inside have said they can hear noises of work being done and an estimate can be made where the tunnel will pass through..."

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16:24 (IST) Nov 28

It will take almost 4-5 hours to rescue all the workers from inside the tunnel: Lieutenant General (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain, Member, NDMA

16:23 (IST) Nov 28

Safety of rescuers is equally important: NDMA

16:22 (IST) Nov 28

We are near a breakthrough, not yet there: NDMA on rescue of workers from Silkyara tunnel.

16:21 (IST) Nov 28

NDMA: Every department played it's role respobsibly.

16:19 (IST) Nov 28

Trapped workers to come out anytime now, says NDMA member Lieutenant General (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain.

16:19 (IST) Nov 28

Lieutenant General (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain, Member, NDMA, says "We are near a breakthrough but not yet there. Manual work has carried on and we have reached 58 metres. The debris had been cut and the work was going on the entire night. Our rat miners, experts and Army engineers have been able to take it to 58 metres and the pipe has been pushed with the help of the auger machine..."

16:11 (IST) Nov 28

Chinook helicopter present at Chinyalisaur airstrip to airlift the workers after their rescue from Silkyara tunnel.

16:10 (IST) Nov 28

Uttarakhand Tunnel Crash New update: ‘Just few metres to go, trapped men to be free by evening’

16:10 (IST) Nov 28

All the workers will be rescued soon, tweets Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

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16:05 (IST) Nov 28

Latest picture of Uttarkashi Tunnel rescue operation that is underway to rescue the 41 trapped workers.

16:03 (IST) Nov 28

Silkyara Tunnel, Latest Drone Visuals: Ambulances get ready; trapped workers will be rescued soon

15:49 (IST) Nov 28

Due to the rescue operation, a temporary medical facility has been expanded inside the tunnel. After evacuating the trapped workers, health training will be done at this place. In case of any problem, 8 beds are arranged by the health department and a team of doctors and experts are deployed.

15:46 (IST) Nov 28

Akshet Katyaal, MD, Accurate Concrete Solutions says "...The pipe has been pushed inside very cautiously without any hurdle, a breakthrough has been achieved and the pipe has passed through. The work to rescue labourers has started. There are at least 3-4 phases in the rescue operation...Teams of NDRF have entered inside. The labourers will be taken out once the ramp is made..."

15:40 (IST) Nov 28

Sources said the trapped workers are in good health, though arrangements are being made to bring them out using stretchers... Yesterday cricket ball and bats were sent through the pipe and the workers had played.

15:28 (IST) Nov 28

Khirabera village, Ranchi | Mother of a worker who is trapped in the Silkyara tunnel says, "It has been 17 days since my son has been trapped. I will be happy when my son arrives I won't believe it until I see it with my own eyes..."

15:27 (IST) Nov 28

Uttarkashi Tunnel Ops LIVE: Workers to come out any minute | Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue | Uttarakhand

15:26 (IST) Nov 28

Latest drone visuals show the latest status of the operation to rescue the 41 workers trapped inside Silkyara tunnel.

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15:15 (IST) Nov 28

Garlands brought to Silkyara tunnel rescue site in anticipation of early rescue of 41 trapped workers.

15:05 (IST) Nov 28

The 41 workers who are awaiting rescue will be brought to Community Health Center Chinyalisaur for medical treatment after they walk out of the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi.

15:04 (IST) Nov 28

Preparations complete at Community Health Center Chinyalisaur for the treatment of 41 workers who will be brought here after they are rescued and brought out of Silkyara tunnel.

15:02 (IST) Nov 28

As Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation enters final stage, AIIMS Rishikesh Assistant Professor Dr Narinder Kumar says, "The rescued workers will be brought here only if medical treatment requirements cannot be met in Uttarkashi District hospital. At AIIMS Rishikesh, there are 20 beds in Trauma Centre and a few ICU beds. If the workers are brought here, they can be given good medical care. A team of doctors has been constituted to be sent to Uttarkashi, if ordered by the state government."

14:52 (IST) Nov 28

Uttarakhand Breaking: 41 Trapped Workers May Come Out after 5PM Today | Rescue Ops continue...

14:51 (IST) Nov 28

Office of the Chief Minister Assam tweets, "Two persons from District Kokrajhar, Assam have been trapped in the Uttarakhand Tunnel. Since the last 16 days, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has been constantly monitoring the well-being of the workers the families in Assam. Principal Secretary to CM through DC (Kokrajhar) have been in regular contact with the respective families and authorities in Uttarakhand. We are eagerly awaiting their safe and healthy return."

14:49 (IST) Nov 28

Family members of the trapped workers who are expected to be rescued soon from the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi say, "We are happy that they will be rescued soon. We welcome them in a nice way. We had told them that the rescue team would reach them soon."

14:45 (IST) Nov 28

Family members of trapped workers called inside the tunnel

14:42 (IST) Nov 28

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami enters tunnel

14:40 (IST) Nov 28

Union Minister General VK Singh (Retd), former advisor of PMO Bhaskar Khulbe and former engineer-in-chief and BRO DG Lieutenant General Harpal Singh (Retd) come out of the Silkyara tunnel.

14:19 (IST) Nov 28

Pipe-laying completed, workers to be evacuated soon, says Uttarakhand CM Dhami.

14:18 (IST) Nov 28

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami arrives at Silkyara tunnel site.

14:15 (IST) Nov 28

Several ambulances enter the Silkyara tunnel

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13:56 (IST) Nov 28

Ambulance at the entrance of tunnel

13:54 (IST) Nov 28

As per the latest update, the pipe has been inserted up to 55.3 metres and one more pipe has to be welded and pushed in.

13:40 (IST) Nov 28

Ambulance being taken inside tunnel

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13:37 (IST) Nov 28

All ambulances on stand by. 35-km of road to hospital made zero zone. No other movement is allowed on stretch

13:35 (IST) Nov 28

All ambulances rush towards cave mouth.

13:29 (IST) Nov 28

A team of doctors is ready. Evacuation will take about 2 to 3 hours: Neeraj Khairwal

13:26 (IST) Nov 28

Rescue teams doctors, NDRF, SDRF start entering the tunnel.

13:26 (IST) Nov 28

Breakthrough achieved! Drilling through collapsed Silkyara tunnel over, says Uttarakhand official

13:24 (IST) Nov 28

1.5 meters of the pipe has been pushed. So it's 55.3 meters pushed in total. It could be 3 meters or 5 meters that has to be done. The total length is beetween 57 to 59(m). By evening we are hoping the best: Neeraj Khairwal, nodal officer for co-ordination.

13:21 (IST) Nov 28

Sources said that finally the rat-hole miners have removed the caved-in portion manually for rescue of 41 stranded workers.

13:21 (IST) Nov 28

Breakthrough anytime today as very little stretch left. Final preparations have started, said sources.

13:00 (IST) Nov 28

We are still mining...Everybody is very excited and energetic...Let us see what happens. We have stopped vertical drilling and the focus is on manual drilling.

Micro tunnelling expert Chris Cooper

12:59 (IST) Nov 28

We are still mining. We have got a couple of more metres to go...We are expecting to see some results by 5 pm. 2-3 metres are left: Micro tunnelling expert Chris Cooper

12:58 (IST) Nov 28

Uttarakhand Rescue Ops Latest: 'I am feeling Happy,' Tunneling Expert Arnold Dix on rescue operation

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