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The workers were stuck for two weeks after a part of a tunnel they were working in collapsed.

41 workers rescued from collapsed Indian tunnel after 17 days, 'rat miners' crucial in the final drilling efforts

Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Update:Stay informed with real-time updates on the Uttarakhand tunnel collapse in the Silkyara Tunnel. Follow the latest news on ongoing rescue operations for trapped workers. Get updates on the situation as of November 27.

On Sunday, the rescue officials started drilling vertically into the hill above the tunnel and reached a depth of nearly 20 metres on the first day of adopting the new approach, reported the news agency PTI

Sixteen days and over 380 hours into their ordeal, the 41 workers trapped under the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi may face an extended wait, possibly stretching by days or even weeks, before their rescue.

Stuck in 4.5 km tunnel in Uttarakhand state since Nov 12

Rescuers have brought in "rat miners" to help pull out 41 construction workers trapped in a tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for over two weeks after high-powered machines failed. The workers, low-wage workers from Indias poorest states, have been getting food, water, light, oxygen, and medicines through a pipe. Attempts to drill a tunnel horizontally through the debris trapping the men have been plagued by damage to machinery.

Wet weather expected on Monday could mean more complications for the rescue of 41 construction workers trapped in a tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for more than two weeks but rescue leaders said they are prepared to deal with it. The workers, from some of India's poorest states, have been stuck in the 4.5 km (3 miles) tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it collapsed on Nov. 12. "They are trained in working in every situation so that's not a worry for us," said ...

SILKYARA: Wet weather expected on Monday could mean more complications for the rescue of 41 construction workers...

The Adani Group said any of its subsidiaries has no direct or indirect involvement of any kind in the Uttarkashi tunnels construction. | Latest News India