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About 57 metres of drilling work from the mouth of the Silkyara tunnel is to be done in total to lay a pipe inside the tunnel to reach the trapped workers. | Latest News India

Frantic efforts are underway to rescue 41 workers trapped after tunnel collapse in India.

Father of a worker trapped in Silkyara tunnel, Chaudhry, expressed hope today, expecting two-week-long wait for his son’s rescue along with release of 40 others

The Silkyara tunnel is part of a $1.5bn (£1.19bn), 890km-long flagship Char Dham project connecting key Hindu pilgrim sites through two-lane paved roads in the Himalayan state.

The 41 workers trapped in an Uttarakhand tunnel for 17 days are likely to be rescued anytime now, as the manual drilling team clearing the debris that blocks their escape is metres away from reaching them.

After 17 days of rescue efforts, trapped workers were successfully evacuated on Tuesday, with rat-hole miners playing crucial role in final phase of operation. | Latest News India

Once the breakthrough is achieved, it would take 3-4 hours to bring out all the trapped workers, NDMA Member Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain said

All 41 workers will undergo a thorough medical examination and will be kept under observation at the health facility at Chinyalisaur

See the exclusive first visuals of the Uttarkashi rescue operation as trapped workers emerge from the Tunnel after 16 days. Follow the latest updates at news18.com