The rescue efforts faced a fresh setback as the operations were again halted after the platform that supported the equipment developed some cracks in it. The rescue workers needed to stabilize the 25-tonne auger machine to reinstate the operation. The workers had been trapped for 11 days, and sections of the steel pipes were being put through the debris of the collapsed segment of the tunnel to save their lives. Approximately 41 workers are trapped inside the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhands Uttarkashi. #WATCH | On Silkyara tunnel rescue operation, International Tunneling Expert, Arnold Dix says, We are only just metres away from finding passage to have the men back. But the men are safe. The auger machine has broken down, it is being repaired and it should be back up tomorrow.… pic.twitter.com/dtX8JtdU61— ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2023Few meters gap to find passageSpeaking to ANI, International Tunneling Expert, Arnold Dix said, We are only just metres away from finding passage to have the men back. But the men are safe. The auger machine has broken down, it is being repaired and it should be back up tomorrow. The drilling machine has broken down three times.Earlier in the day, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said that It is anticipated that the laborers who have been trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand for the previous eleven days will be freed within the next few hours or by Friday.
