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An official said the auger drilling machine faced a hurdle, apparently a metal object, a little after drilling resumed Friday, a day after officials had put the operation on hold following technical problems

A communication system has been set up, using the pipe, and the workers relatives have spoken to them.

The rescue operation to save 41 workers trapped in the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district faced another hurdle Friday evening as drilling was halted once more.

The rescue work was put on hold for several hours owing to a technical snag late on Thursday night. The work resumed on Friday evening. But again it stopped.

drilling at the collapsed silkyara tunnel to rescue 41 men trapped inside for 12 days was halted again on friday, officials said. officials said, the auger drilling machine faced a hurdle, apparently a metal object, soon after drilling resumed on thursday, a day after officials had put the operation on hold following a technical snag. that snag was set right earlier in the day and the 25-tonne auger machine was restarted. but after a brief while the operation had to be stopped again in the sec...

The auger machine was facing repeated obstructions in the rubble in the past few days.

Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: The drilling work at the was stopped again on Friday night, adding to the frustration of the multi-agency rescue team.

When asked about other options such as vertical or manual drilling, international tunnelling expert Arnold Dix said all options are being explored

SILKYARA (India), Nov 25 ― Efforts to rescue 41 workers trapped in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for two weeks will be further slowed as rescuers are considering...

The fate of 41 labourers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand for the past 13 days hangs in the balance as the rescue operation faces multiple challenges.