Engineers seek to insert a steel pipe into some 57 tons of earth, concrete and debris after which the workers were trapped
The rescuers who try to get out 41 workers trapped after tunnel collapse on the road 11 days ago in Indiaalready They managed to drill three quarters of the way for which they plan to remove them, local authorities reported.
The engineers They seek to introduce a steel pipe into some 57 tons of earth, concrete and rubble behind which the workers were trapped, after a part of the tunnel they were building collapsed, in the state of Uttarakhand, north of the Himalayas.
The chief minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, said in an official statement that “Work is going on at a good pace”and pointed out that the engineers They have already drilled 45 meters of rubble out of a total of 57.
“If there is no blockade, we hope to have good news tonight or tomorrow,” he predicted to the press. Mahmood Ahmadan official of the Ministry of Roads and Highways which is part of the rescue operations.
The authorities cannot confirm how many days it will take to remove the workers
Even so, the government clarified, in a statement, that “the planned deadlines are subject to change due to technical failures, the difficult terrain of the Himalayas and unforeseen emergencies”.
Alternatively, drilling started from the far end of the unfinished tunnel, almost half a kilometer long and a vertical well is being prepared right above.
The workers were seen alive for the first time yesterday, when they looked out at the target of a endoscopic camerasent by rescue teams through a thin pipe through which they are supplied with air, food, water and electricity.
“When they come out of the tunnel, it will be the happiest day for us,” he declared. Chanchal Singh Bisht, 35, whose cousin Pushkar Singh Ary, 24, is trapped.
Source: Ambito
