Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Drilling work halted again after technical snag in auger machine
PTC News Desk: The drilling work at Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel to evacuate 41 trapped workers was halted again on Thursday night due to a technical snag with the auger machine.
Rescuers have drilled up to 46.8 meters into the Silkyara tunnel so far.
"Currently, the machine is being repaired, which will take a few hours. If no other problem arises, the rescue operation will possibly resume tomorrow morning after 9 am," according to an official.
Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will spend the night at the site to monitor the rescue operations, which are in the final phase.
Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Chief Minister, will remain in Uttarkashi tonight to monitor the rescue operation for people trapped in the Silkyara Tunnel. He has set up his temporary camp office there so that his daily work is not hampered.
"Along with this, it has been decided not to celebrate the Egas festival which is celebrated with great pomp in Uttarakhand today. Today, on the occasion of Egas, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was to participate in this festival along with about a thousand people at the Chief Minister's residence which he also cancelled."
"People who reached the Chief Minister's residence celebrated the festival with utmost simplicity by worshipping the cow. On this occasion, people also prayed to God for the safe exit of the workers trapped in the tunnel as soon as possible," an official statement added.
- ANI
