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The communication between the trapped workers and their relatives is facilitated by a communication system set up through a six-inch wide pipe.

Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse Updates: On November 12, labourers got trapped as portions of the Silkyara-Dandalgaon under-construction tunnel on the Brahmkhal-Yamunotri highway collapse following a landslide at around 5.30 am on the day of Diwali

 The vice president of Uttarakhand Congress Suryakant Dhasmana has said that the recommendations of the high power committee of the Supreme Court  and the provisions of the cabinet committee on economic affairs were blatantly violated in the construction of the tunnel in Silkyara,

The auger machine faced repeated obstructions over the past few days while drilling through the rubble to prepare an escape passage for the trapped men

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

Amid persistent challenges hampering the Silkyara tunnel rescue operation, residents from nearby villages are turning to prayers in a collective plea to the local deity, Baba Boukhnag, for the swift release of the 41 workers who have been trapped inside for the past 13 days. Speaking to PTI, numerous locals revealed that they engage in daily prayers, seeking the wellbeing and safe rescue of the workers caught in the tunnel.

At present, the communication between the trapped workers and their relatives is facilitated by a communication system set up through a six-inch wide pipe. An endoscopic camera was also pushed through this pipe, allowing rescue workers and relatives of the trapped men to see the condition inside. Drilling at the collapsed portion of the tunnel has been halted since Friday as the the auger machine faced hurdles one after another. A tunnelling expert at the site said on Saturday the machine was ...

Heavy drill damaged while breaking 60m debris yesterday

As the rescue effort hits one after another hurdles, hope is gradually giving way to impatience and disappointment

(This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from a PTI