A six-inch pipe reached the two km-built tunnel portion of the collapsed construction.
Uttarkashi:
Hours after an alternate six-inch lifeline pipe reached the Silkyara tunnel, the place 41 labourers have been trapped for over every week, rescuers are filling Khichdi in cylindrical bottles to be despatched to the stranded staff.
Hemant, the prepare dinner who ready the Khichdi for the trapped labourers, stated that that is the primary time a sizzling meal is being despatched to the employees.
“This meals can be despatched contained in the tunnel. That is the primary time a sizzling meal is being despatched. We’re sending Khichdi. We’re solely getting ready the meals which we now have been really useful,” he stated.
#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) Tunnel Rescue: Meals gadgets together with Khichdi, Dal are being ready and packed to be delivered to the individuals trapped contained in the tunnel
Prepare dinner Hemant says, “Meals can be despatched to the individuals trapped inside. For the primary time, sizzling meals is being despatched… pic.twitter.com/dAVZSSi1Ne
— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2023
On November 12, it was reported {that a} collapse occurred in an under-construction tunnel from Silkyara to Barkot because of a muck falling within the 60-meter stretch on the Silkyara aspect of the tunnel, trapping 41 labourers.
Earlier within the day, in a serious breakthrough, a six-inch pipe reached the two km-built tunnel portion of the collapsed construction the place labourers are trapped.
Rescue operation in-charge Colonel Deepak Patil stated that by means of this different lifeline we will ship meals, mobiles, and chargers contained in the tunnel.
On what meals gadgets can be despatched to trapped labourers, he stated that, holding in thoughts the situation of the labourers, an inventory has been ready with the assistance of docs on out there meals choices.
“We’re bringing plastic cylindrical bottles with extensive mouths in order that we will ship bananas, apples, Khichdi, and Daliya,” he added.
Earlier within the day, the Director of Nationwide Highways and Infrastructure Growth Company (NHIDCL), Anshu Manish Khulko, stated there was an environment of pleasure among the many trapped labourers after they got here to know in regards to the breakthrough.
The NHIDCL Director stated the rescuers will now go along with full power to evacuate the labourers.
“Earlier there was doubt what would occur if the primary lifeline was closed. However now that we now have established an alternate lifeline, now we’ll go along with full power,” Khulko stated.
In the meantime, two robotics machines of Defence Analysis and Growth Organisation (DRDO) – weighing 20 kg and 50 kg- have arrived on the web site.
On the usage of the robotics machine from DRDO, the NHIDCL Director stated, “An try was made to make use of that machine inside, however as I instructed you, the strata and rubble inside (the tunnel) are very free, so it was not profitable there.”
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