New Delhi: The continuing effort to rescue the 41 employees trapped in Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi has reached its 16th day, with no definitive timeline for his or her launch. The rescue operation started with a smooth slicing machine, progressing to using an American auger machine to drill by the collapsed portion of the tunnel. Sadly, each plans failed when the auger machine malfunctioned, changing into caught within the tunnel and including complexity to the rescue efforts.
The rescue group has now shifted to a vertical drilling strategy, finishing 30 meters of drilling as of now, with an anticipated completion date of November 30. Nonetheless, Lieutenant Common (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain, a member of the NDMA, has emphasised the impossibility of offering estimation for the extraction time because of the difficult geological terrain in Uttarakhand.
Speaking to ANI, Hasnain stated, ” In this sort of an operation, when geology is in opposition to us and know-how is in opposition to us, we can’t make any estimates. Nonetheless, we’re on a regular basis bringing in each potential useful resource.”
“When the Auger machine broke down, the identical evening, efforts had been made to find laser cutters, Magna cutters round the entire nation and efforts had been made by the Indian Air Drive to right away fly them right here. They had been flown right here and delivered to the location, and that’s what has been used. So it simply reveals that there isn’t a quarter that’s being spared so far as the efforts are involved. So, based mostly upon these efforts, all we are able to say is that the quickest means potential this rescue can be accomplished,” he added.
Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Operation: Utilizing Auger Not Doable Now, Says NDMA
Lt. Gen. Hasnain emphasised that reverting to the auger machine shouldn’t be viable, given its recurrent problems with getting caught and the extended extraction course of. The present strategy being employed is relatively slower however extra reliable.
Rain To Hamper Silkyara Tunnel Operation?
In response to the IMD’s forecast of sunshine rains within the space, a member of the NDMA said that there isn’t a probability that our operation can be impeded by the mild rainfall.
