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Dozens of officers, workers, and foreign experts are currently in Uttarakhand, overseeing the rescue operation to extract the men trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel. | Latest News India
Dozens of construction workers have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for more than two weeks. They are expected to be rescued within hours - watch a live stream of the scene outside the tunnel below.
The NDMA has said the rescue operations are near a breakthrough as the pipe has to be pushed for another two metres to reach the 41 workers. | Latest News India
Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Live: The rat-hole mining technique, which was outlawed in 2014, was used to clear the last few meters in the operation to rescue 41 workers trapped in the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand for the last 17 days.
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