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.
Medical response is being prepared; connecting roads are being repaired
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,...
Sections of steel pipes were being inserted through the rubble of the collapsed portion for the workers to be brought...
Drilling from the Silkyara end was put on hold Friday afternoon when the auger machine encountered a hard obstacle...
The officials said the government has undertaken a five-option action plan to rescue the workers.
The Silkyara tunnel, about 30 km from the district headquarters of Uttarkashi and a seven-hour drive from the...
Out of the forty workers who are trapped there, five are labourers from Odisha.
The incident is highly likely to cause them mental trauma, for which the workers would need to undergo psychological...
The incident happened at 4 am when a 150-meter-long section of the 4.5-kilometer-long tunnel collapsed.
The land underneath Joshimath is moving in part because of the ‘weak foundation and enhanced toe erosion from rainfall...
