Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Hits Fresh Snag In Its Final Stretch: 10 Points

1. In an earlier press convention, senior officers had introduced that solely 10-12 metres of drilling remained earlier than reaching the trapped building employees, confirming that ground-penetrating radar had not detected any vital metallic obstacles throughout the subsequent 5 metres. 

2. “They (a workforce of floor penetrating specialists) couldn’t say this with 100% accuracy however what they’re anticipating is that there isn’t a steady steel object, like girders, pipes and steel plates, within the subsequent 5.4 metres. They’ve identified another hurdles, however that is excellent news,” Uttarakhand Secretary Neeraj Khairwal, who’s the nodal officer for the rescue operation, mentioned.

3. Because the drilling machine bores its manner ahead, six-metre sections of metal pipe are welded collectively and pushed into the slim tunnel passage. As soon as the metal chute is in place, rescuers will utilise wheeled stretchers to securely evacuate the employees via the newly created tunnel.

4. On Friday night, rescue employees mentioned that the drill bit was being withdrawn via the passage carved by the drilling machine. The 2 setbacks encountered inside a span of two days have dealt a blow to anxious family camped outdoors the tunnel for a number of days. 

5. Previous to the operations being halted, 46.8 metres of the 800-millimetre-wide metal pipe had been inserted into the drilled passageway within the collapsed part of the tunnel estimated to be round 60 metres lengthy. The six-inch-wide tube, a significant artery connecting the trapped employees to the skin world and their lifeline for meals and different necessities, has reached a distance of 57 metres.

6. In a press release to PTI, Garhwal Vary Inspector Normal KS Nagnyal assured that preparations have been put in place to swiftly transport the rescued employees to medical centres below a safe police escort via a devoted “inexperienced hall”. 

7. The Nationwide Catastrophe Response Pressure (NDRF) carried out a mock drill on the web site. An NDRF jawan ventured into the slim escape passage, rigorously maneuvering a wheeled stretcher tethered to a rope. The jawan confirmed that there’s ample house for motion and thatbreathing was not a difficulty.

8. Forty-one ambulances stay on standby on the tunnel’s entrance, able to whisk the employees away to the Chinyalisaur Group Well being Centre. A delegated ward has additionally been arrange with 41 oxygen-equipped beds, ready to offer every employee with immediate medical care.

9. Officers mentioned the employees are mentally steady and bodily match regardless of being trapped for practically two weeks. “They’re adequately clothed and once we converse to them, they are saying they are going to stroll out on their very own. That is the form of psychological power they’ve,” an official mentioned. 

10. Located about 30 km from Uttarkashi and a seven-hour drive from Dehradun, the Silkyara tunnel is an integral a part of the central authorities’s Char Dham all-weather street venture.

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