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Even as rescue personnel from various national and state agencies work tirelessly, despite facing back-to-back hiccups in drilling, to evacuate 41 wo

The forecast of light rainfall in the region may pose additional challenges for the rescue team at the Silkyara tunnel.

Manual horizontal drilling has started at the Uttarakhand tunnel where 41 men have been trapped for more than two weeks, the authorities have said.

Manual horizontal drilling has started at the Uttarakhand tunnel where 41 men have been trapped for more than two weeks, reports said.

No drilling was possible on Saturday, with 25-tonne auger and its shaft twisted and jammed inside the channel of Hume pipes bored 49 metres into the 57-metre-thick barrier of debris, behind which the labourers have been penned for a fortnight

The Indian Army has also been tasked with carrying out the manual drilling operation to remove the metal obstructions in the Silkyara tunnel in the final phase of the rescue operations | Latest News India

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the cutting of the auger machine is expected to be completed soon. | Latest News India

Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue LIVE Updates: Rescuers are hoping to get the stuck auger machine out of the tunnel by today so that they can move forward manually

In Uttarakhands Silkyara tunnel, 41 laborers trapped for 14 days prompted a multi-agency rescue mission. A plasma cutter from Hyderabad aims to disengage an auger machine lodged in rubble, essential for progress. Alternatives like manual drilling or vertical approaches are considered due to the machines debris snag. A Madras Sappers unit aids rescue efforts. Workers, confined within, receive supplies through a small pipe. The race against time continues since the tunnel collapse on Char Dhams ro...

Chaudhary, 50, has been at the tunnel site for the past 11 days. He is staying with men who know his son and is sleeping in barracks made for the laborers.