It has been more than 150 hours since the tunnel accident that took place in Uttarkashi on Sunday. Meanwhile, a big update has come out. Not 40 but 41 laborers are trapped in the tunnel. This information has been given officially. At the same time, the administration has released a revised list of laborers trapped in the tunnel. The 41st laborer trapped in the tunnel is a resident of Bihar.
The number of workers from Bihar trapped in the tunnel has increased to 5. Rescue operation is going on to rescue the trapped workers. Till now it was believed that 40 laborers were trapped in the tunnel. It is becoming difficult to say when the workers trapped in the tunnel can be rescued. Many times the rescue had to be stopped due to machine breakdown.
Problems are coming in rescue, machines are shutting down
The first earth agar machine to get the workers out safely failed after doing a little work. After that the American Earth Agar Machine was introduced. The work was stopped yesterday evening due to sudden vibration of the machine. Now the Agar machine is being airlifted from Indore from Chinyalysand airstrip to Silkyara Tunnel. Soon this machine will reach the tunnel and start the rescue work.
Machine airlifted from Indore for rescue
The Agar machine has arrived at the airstrip from Indore. After about 3 hours it will go into the tunnel. After that the installation will be done. This process may take a few hours. From this it is being estimated that the rescue work may start again in the afternoon or evening. Frequent stopping of machines due to technical faults in them is a matter of concern. After working properly for 2 days, the American Earth Agar machine suddenly stopped vibrating and the rescue was stopped. The rescue work has been halted for more than 15 hours.
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