UTTARKASHI: Work is progressing on five fronts to rescue the 41 workers who have been trapped since last week in the collapsed Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed an access road for machines to reach the top of the hill, where a lifeline pipe will be drilled.
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Efforts to strengthen the tunnel are also ongoing, after which horizontal drilling using the American auger will commence.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier today spoke with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to discuss the rescue operations.
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PM Modi assured that the central government is providing necessary rescue equipment and resources and that the workers will be evacuated safely through coordinated efforts.
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Authorities devised a new five-point rescue plan on Sunday (November 19) following several setbacks.
This plan involves drilling operations from three sides: vertical drilling from the top of the hill, horizontal drilling through the debris blocking the tunnel at the Silkyara side, and drilling a small tunnel from the Barkot side.