"uttarkashi-tunnel-rescue"

It is in the national interest that there should be an environmental audit of all the ongoing big projects in the Himalayas

After tireless efforts of rescuers which continued for 16 days, all 41 trapped workers were evacuated successfully from the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand

Bhaskar Khulbe, former advisor to the prime minister's office, reported that removing the mesh in the confined and oxygen-deprived environment took six hours, causing a 12 to 14-hour setback in the operation.

Rescue efforts in Silkyara, Uttarkashi, have made progress after 13 days of tunnel collapse, with a 25-ton platform undergoing reinforcement and a possible restart of rescue operations.

After 11 days since the collapse of the Silkyara Tunnel, a location for vertical drilling has been identified to rescue the 41 trapped workers