The 4.5-kilometre-long tunnel is being constructed to improve traffic flow along the Chardham Yatra route.
Team leader Vakil Hasan said that he felt very happy when all 41 people were rescued.
Forty-one workers, who were trapped in the tunnel for 17 days after it collapsed, were finally rescued after manual...
According to a government official, the construction work could only be resumed after a safety audit of the tunnel.
Rat-hole mining is often associated with Meghalaya, where holes are drilled for mining small amounts of coal.
On day 14 of the multi-agency rescue mission, officials shifted focus to two alternatives -- manual drilling through the...
Relief and rescue work, which entered the 13th day, is being carried out by scientists, international experts, NDRF,...
It is welcome that in the light of the Silkyara incident, the National Highway Authority has decided to conduct...
Sections of steel pipes were being inserted through the rubble of the collapsed portion for the workers to be brought...
According to officials, 800 mm diameter steel pipes have been inserted up to 39 metres through the rubble, with another...
