In this article, we will talk about the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse. The rescue operations to vacate 40 employees trapped under the rubble of the collapsed tunnel on the Char Dham route in Uttarakhand entered 6th day on Friday. Since the news came on the internet it circulated on many social media platforms and the uncounted reactions started hitting the headlines. This news left many questions in people’s minds and now thousands of people are super curious to know about the whole information about it. In this article, we will give complete information about the news, so let’s continue the article.
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse
A heavy-duty drilling machine started the method of digging through the debris of the crumpled tunnel and recovering the trapped employees. Officers declared that a six-meter section of a steel pipe was inserted into the bored passage. Another section was being welded into it. The goal is to insert 800 mm and 900 mm diameter pipes – one after the other with the aid of the giant drill till an escape passage is made for the workers stranded beyond the crumpled portion of the under-construction tunnel. Swipe up the next page for more information about the news.
Here’s a some point guide on Uttarakhand tunnel collapse
1. Given the dangerous situation of the mountains where the collapsed tunnel was found, professionals from Norway and Thailand have been consulted and believed that around 50 meters of debris need to be penetrated to insert the tube for evacuation.
2. It is a smaller drilling machine that failed to do the job, IAF’s C-130 Hercules planes brought the US-made auger machine, in parts from Delhi to an airport 30 km away on Wednesday. The 25-tonne piece of equipment was installed overnight.
3. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushka Singh Dhami stated that all tunnel tasks in the state will be reviewed, emerging more optimistic.
4. Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways VK Singh, who visited the rescue site, set “two or three days” as the “outer limit” for the latest machine to get the job done.
5. Dhami stated, “I am informed the new drilling machine has infiltrated five to seven meters through the debris. We expect it will soon arrive in the trapped to drill at a rate of five to ten meters every hour”. Here we have shared all the information that we had if we get any information then we will update you as soon as possible. Stay tuned to us for more updates.