The rescue operation on the Silkyara tunnel has entered the eighth day right this moment with no main headway to this point. The Indian Military has been roped in and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will conduct an on-site inspection of the operation right this moment. The under-construction tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri nationwide freeway collapsed within the early hours of November 12 with 40 staff trapped inside. THe staff are being given meals and oxygen throw small pipes and psychological specialists are speaking to them by means of walkie-talkies. Yesterday, a prime official from the Prime Minister’s Workplace (PMO) took inventory of the aid operations.
Whereas the horizontal drilling was halted after a loud noise from the machine, the rescuers are actually trying in direction of vertical drilling to drag out the trapped staff. “We have been making an attempt to achieve them horizontally, now we may even strive vertically. A spot proper above the tunnel has been recognized and marked. A gap might be drilled from there to achieve there. The depth of the opening could be roughly 300-350 toes… The horizontal try of rescue would additionally start from Barkot finish of the tunnel,” stated Uttarkashi DFO DP Baluni.
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The officers are prepared with 5 totally different plans in case any of the plan fails.
Plan One – Drilling within the tunnel to put pipes for the rescue operation.
Plan Two – Preparation for drilling from behind the tunnel.
Plan Three – Rescue by drilling from above the tunnel.
Plan 4 – The left perpendicular reduce is the fourth plan.
Plan 5 – The proper perpendicular reduce is the fifth plan.
Yesterday, Chris Cooper, a micro-tunnelling professional, arrived on the Silkyara tunnel incident web site to watch and oversee the rescue operation. Cooper is a Chartered Engineer with an skilled observe document for supply of Main Worldwide key civil engineering infrastructure, Metro tunnels, Giant Caverns, Dams, Railway, and Mining Initiatives.
The rescuers have been making an attempt to do horizontal drilling to put large-diameter pipes. Whereas they managed to put pipes to 25 metres, the machine hit a roadblock after hitting a steel object. Additionally, the specialists current on the web site expressed worry of additional collapse if the stability shouldn’t be maintained throughout drilling. Thus, they’re now trying in direction of vertical drilling.
