Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse

People at the under-construction Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel after the successful evacuation of the 41 trapped workers, in Uttarkashi district, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Indranil Banerjie | The Silkyara lesson: Can we unite to fight crises?

The country today stands divided, fractious, plagued by conflicting ideas and objectives.

01 Dec 2023 12:05 AM

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Union Minister of State VK Singh with rescue officials after the successful evacuation of 41 workers from the collapsed Silkyara Tunnel, in Uttarkashi, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (PTI Photo)

India celebrates safe rescue of 41 trapped

17-day Silkyara tunnel saga ends, nation relieved

29 Nov 2023 12:44 AM

Rescuers near the under-construction tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway, in Uttarkashi district, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Silkyara: 31 metres of vertical drilling done

Rat-hole miners at site to start manual drilling horizontally through rubble

28 Nov 2023 1:11 AM

AA Edit | Get tunnel workers out safely

Such development work must be undertaken after due consideration to the most scientific methods and safety norms.

27 Nov 2023 11:28 PM

That snag was set right earlier in the day and the 25-tonne auger machine was pressed into drilling through the rubble. (AFP)

Drilling at Silkyara tunnel halts again

Workers remain trapped, 2nd setback in 2 days

25 Nov 2023 2:03 AM

Locals carrying a deity on a palanquin offer prayers at the Silkyara Tunnel's entrance during the rescue operation of 41 workers trapped inside the tunnel, in Uttarkashi, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Drilling Hit, Tunnel Rescue Postponedtunnel

Horizontal drilling effort faces obstruction

24 Nov 2023 2:34 AM

NDRF personnel prepare to enter the Silkyara Tunnel during the rescue operation of 41 workers trapped inside the tunnel for 10 days, in Uttarkashi district, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (PTI Photo)

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

23 Nov 2023 1:21 AM

NDRF personnel and others at the under-construction tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway, days after a portion of the tunnel collapsed trapping several workers inside, in Uttarkashi district, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo)

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.

23 Nov 2023 12:12 AM

Rescue workers stand at an entrance of the under construction road tunnel, days after it collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state on November 18, 2023. (AFP)

Silkyara Tunnel collapse: Rescue operation on hold after machine snag

By the time the operation was halted on Friday afternoon, the heavy-duty auger machine had drilled up to 24 metres through the rubble

19 Nov 2023 1:48 AM

Tonnes of critical equipment being airlifted by an IAF C-17 from Indore to Dehradun for the tunnel rescue operation in Dharasu, Uttarakhand. (Image: PTI)

IAF C-17 Airlifts Vital Equipment for Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue, Efforts Intensify

Rescue workers have drilled through up to 24 metres of rubble in the Silkyara tunnel till Friday afternoon

18 Nov 2023 1:49 AM

Drilling equipment being airlifted by the IAF's C-130 J aircraft to the tunnel-collape site for a rescue operation in Uttarakhand's Dharasu. (PTI Photo)

Uttarkashi: Drilling Machine Airlifted to Help Tunnel Collapse Victims

The new machine is being put into service amid apprehension by workers at the site about the progress of the multi-agency rescue operations

16 Nov 2023 12:58 AM

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