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Rescue work to save 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India's Uttarakhand state has been delayed again because of a problem with the drilling machine.

Forty-one workers have been trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand state for the past 12 days.

Ambulances were on standby Thursday morning as Indian rescuers dug through the final metres of debris separating them from 41 workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for nearly two weeks.The workers were seen alive for the first time on Tuesday, peering into the lens of an endoscopic camera sent by rescuers down a thin pipe through which air, food, water and electricity are being delivered.

The rescue of 41 construction workers trapped nearly two weeks in a collapsed tunnel in northern India has been hindered again in the final stretch of digging, officials said Thursday. Special cutters have been arranged from New Delhi and Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand state, and efforts were being made to remove the metal obstruction to resume drilling, said Kirti Panwar, a state government spokesman. The drilling machine is being repaired and will be realigned to resume drilling, said ...

The workers have been inside the tunnel since 12 November after a part of it caved in due to a landslide.

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHCRCL) spokesperson Sushma Gaur said the drilling machine owned by Larsen & Toubro Limited was sent on Wednesday.

A portion of the Silkyara tunnel, situated in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, collapsed on November 12 at 05:00 local time, trapping workers 200 meters into the tunnel.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday had a telephonic conversation with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and discussed the ongoing operations to rescue the 41 workers who have been trapped since last week in the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi. Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: PM Narendra Modi Speaks to CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, Discusses Ongoing Operations To Rescue 41 Workers; Vertical Drilling To Begin.

New plans had to be conceived after work to push in metal pipes through the debris wall was halted and rescue teams were withdrawn after a cracking sound was heard from the tunnel on Friday.

Officials trying to reach 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for eight days were contemplating alternative rescue plans Sunday after snags with a drilling machine caused them to halt digging. A new drilling machine arrived at the accident site in Uttarakhand state on Saturday to replace one that was damaged while breaking through the rocks and debris. Authorities have so far drilled 24 meters (79 feet) through rubble and debris, but it would require up to ...