Drilling operations resumed Friday afternoon but were halted shortly after due to another collision with a metal rod.
Despite the tireless efforts of relief and rescue teams amid the war, 41 workers trapped in the Silkiara Tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarakhand district remained frustrated on Friday as they expected their ordeal to be finally over. Due to technical problems hindering rescue operations, workers will have to stay another night in the tunnel. Engineers faced many obstacles in their efforts to rescue workers trapped in the collapsed tunnel.
Fifth, during the drilling process, the drilling machine stopped after colliding with a metal object. Drilling operations resumed Friday afternoon but were halted shortly after due to another collision with a metal rod.
Amid regular excavation operations, constant supplies of food and dried fruits and regular consultations with psychiatrists, 41 workers have been trapped in the section of the tunnel that collapsed some time ago, and 13 years are now looking forward to seeing a glimpse of the tunnel’s open sky and very early sun. Colonel Deepak Patil, in charge of the rescue operation, told TNIE: “As drilling continues using the Auger machine, two more pipes will be welded and sealed using the drill and push jack method. This work will take about six hours at most, so the rescue is scheduled to be completed on Saturday afternoon. Colonel Patel added:
“The main time-consuming factor is welding the pipes, as each pipe takes about 90 minutes to two hours to weld. The work until Friday afternoon was affected due to the continuous encounter of iron objects with the machine.” Wells up to 47 meters in diameter have been drilled, and there are still about 10 meters more to be drilled.
Instead of relying only on horizontal drilling, the government has also begun studying vertical drilling options. According to an official source, “The 1,150-metre access road has been completed and handed over to RVNL by BRO. The machine was brought to the scene by BRO for excavation. The identification of excavation points above the tunnel was completed after discussions with GSI, RVNL and ONGC.
According to information received from sources in Silkyara, the rescue team has been facing obstacles such as iron nets, beams and iron bars since Wednesday evening. Until Friday, the rescue team’s engineers spent the entire day facing these difficulties.
Technicians work day and night to remove these obstacles. Meanwhile, machinery and pipes were also destroyed by pieces of iron nets and other barriers. A source from Silkiara relief camp said: “A team of six tunnel engineers from Bangalore-based Infra Squadron reached the tunnel and explained the situation inside it using artificial intelligence. This helped a lot in implementing the campaign.”
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday reviewed the Salkiara Tunnel rescue operation and also asked about the progress being made. CM Dhami said: “This was a very difficult and risky rescue operation. The participants in the operation will have to work day and night with all the necessary efficiency, energy, readiness and vigilance for the success of the mission. »
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