INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The government officials remained non-committal about the timeline for the breakthrough at Silkyara tunnel to rescue 41 trapped
But going by the time it would take for taking out the entire auger machine and then carrying out manual excavation, the breakthrough is
possible not before late Monday, sources said.While cutting the remaining portion of the collapsed stretch manually remains the best option,
air from Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh), which will speed up the cutting and extraction of the damaged auger
trapped workers quickly received a big jolt when the auger machine met with a fresh obstruction while pushing the 10th pipe on Friday
The official communication said the agencies started pulling back the auger and around 15 meter of it came out initially and thereafter its
Thereafter, manual cutting of auger in small pieces by gas cutter and taking them out from inside the 800 mm pipe was happening
cutting of the auger blades and shaft and only after this task is completed, manual excavators will be put to the job
National Disaster Management Authority, said that the rescue operation has become technically complex and that rescuers are working in an
environment of unpredictability
He added that the workers who remained trapped in the tunnel were stable and safe.He added that the process of drilling will start in the
We need to understand that a very difficult operation is going on
Currently, the situation is that the 47-meter digging has been done, we have to keep it stable and remove the broken part of the Auger
this project has also been done
dig another 12-15 meters for the breakthrough.
