Silkyara tunnel
Indranil Banerjie | The Silkyara lesson: Can we unite to fight crises?
The country today stands divided, fractious, plagued by conflicting ideas and objectives.
AA Edit | Miracle in Himalayas, but don’t forget eco-lessons
The rat-hole miners are experts at a mining task that is banned now
India celebrates safe rescue of 41 trapped
17-day Silkyara tunnel saga ends, nation relieved
Silkyara: 31 metres of vertical drilling done
Rat-hole miners at site to start manual drilling horizontally through rubble
AA Edit | Get tunnel workers out safely
Such development work must be undertaken after due consideration to the most scientific methods and safety norms.
Drilling at Silkyara tunnel halts again
Workers remain trapped, 2nd setback in 2 days
Drilling Hit, Tunnel Rescue Postponedtunnel
Horizontal drilling effort faces obstruction
Tunnel Rescue in Last Stage, Workers’ Evacuation Today
Once the pipe, which is a little under a metre wide, is inserted, workers can crawl out through it
Patralekha Chatterjee | Blunders in the Himalayas: Have we learnt any lessons?
Uttarakhand and the Himalayas are in the news once again. And the inconvenient truth rears its head once more.
AA Edit | Tunnel rescue: Get aid from all
Over eight days, local authorities have put to use all the tools and technologies available with them to no effect.