INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
DEHRADUN/SILKYARA: Arnold Dix, president of Geneva-based International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, arrived on Monday
morning at the Silkyara tunnel site where rescue efforts have been underway for past 9 days to save 41 trapped workers.Dix, who hails from
Australia, is widely recognised as the world's leading expert on underground tunnelling and issues associated with it from an operational
safety perspective.Soon after reaching the site, Dix spent the better part of the morning inside the tunnel to check the rescue operation,
following which he trekked to the top of the hillock to check the spot from where vertical drilling had been planned.Uttarkashi Tunnel
Collapse | International tunnelling expert explains situation after assessing site"We are going to get them out for sure
We have got the best experts for this Himalayan geology here
Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and other agencies.Commenting on the five-pronged strategy proposed by the PMO which
pushed through the collapsed portion of the tunnel, paving the way for larger quantities of food to be supplied to workers trapped inside
engineering as well as a lawyer, has investigated the underground aspects of the 9/11 bombings besides the London and Madrid bombings.He
specialises in underground and transportation infrastructure and provides advice on risks associated with underground construction.(With
