LIVE: All 41 workers trapped inside Silkyara tunnel successfully rescued

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11:37 PM

NDRF personnel engaged in the rescue operation begin celebration

10:48 PM

'NDRF ki jai ho'

10:45 PM

"Will review all tunnels in Uttarakhand to avoid such situations": CM Dhami

After the successful rescue of 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara Tunnel since November 12, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that in the coming time, the government will also review all the tunnels in Uttarakhand to avoid such situations.

8:46 PM

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari tweets "I am completely relieved and happy"

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari tweets "I am completely relieved and happy as 41 trapped laborers in the Silkyara Tunnel Collapse have been successfully rescued..."

8:41 PM

All 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand since November 12

8:36 PM

35 workers evacuated from Uttarakhand tunnel, officials say they are healthy

8:32 PM

33 of 41 men trapped underground in a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Silkyara were rescued

8:23 PM

18 brought out from Uttarakhand tunnel, all to be evacuated in 2 hours

Eighteen of 41 men trapped underground in a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Silkyara were rescued late Tuesday, beginning the home stretch of a frantic 17-day multi-agency op that relied, in the final stretch, on the banned manual "rat-hole"-mining technique employed after high-tech machines, or augers, failed to drill through the nearly 60 metres of rock that has threatened to bury the workers.

 

8:19 PM

CM Pushkar Singh Dhami meets the workers who have been rescued from inside the Silkyara tunnel

8:13 PM

10 workers pulled out, taken to makeshift hospital inside Uttarakhand tunnel

10 out of 41 men trapped underground in a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Silkyara were rescued late Tuesday, beginning the home stretch of a frantic 17-day multi-agency op that relied, in the final stretch, on the banned manual "rat-hole"-mining technique employed after high-tech machines, or augers, failed to drill through the nearly 60 metres of rock that has threatened to bury the workers.
 

All 41 workers will be brought out of the tunnel within the next three hours.

 

Rescue officials said it will take around five to seven minutes to extract each worker.

8:07 PM

3 trapped workers brought out from Uttarakhand tunnel on stretchers on day 17 of rescue ops

Three workers among the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand since November 12, has been successfully rescued. The process of rescuing the remaining workers trapped inside Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand since November 12. The first worker among the 41 workers trapped inside Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand since November 12, has been successfully rescued.

6:53 PM

‘It will take the entire night to complete this operation’ says NDMA

6:52 PM

CM Mamata sends team to Uttarkashi to help evacuation of Bengal workers

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that her government has rushed a team to Uttarkashi to help the workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel.

 

In a post on social media platform X, the chief minister said the team led by Rajdeep Dutta, Liaison Officer, Office of Resident Commissioner, New Delhi, will help evacuation and safe return of the trapped workers in the tunnel at Silkyara, Uttarkashi to their homes in West Bengal.

6:52 PM

Assam CM ‘eagerly awaits safe return’ of state workers

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has been monitoring and taking regular updates on the well-being of two workers from the Kokrajhar district, who are among the 41 trapped inside an Uttarkashi tunnel, a portion of which collapsed on November 12, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) informed through an official release on Tuesday.

 

"Two persons from District Kokrajhar, Assam have been trapped in the Uttarakhand Tunnel. For the last 16 days, HCM Dr @himantabiswa has been constantly monitoring the well-being of the workers and the families in Assam," read a post on the official handle of the Assam CMO on Tuesday.

 

"Principal Secretary to HCM through DC (Kokrajhar) have been in regular contact with the respective families and authorities in Uttarakhand. We are eagerly awaiting their safe and healthy return," it added.

6:50 PM

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami leaves from the site of the rescue

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the pipe laying work inside the Silkyara tunnel where the efforts to bring out 41 trapped workers is underway has been completed. "With the blessing of Baba Baukh Nag Ji, prayers of crores of countrymen and the tireless work of the rescue teams engaged in the rescue operation, the work of laying pipes in the tunnel to take out the workers has been completed. Soon all the labourers will be taken out," CM Dhami said in a post on X.

6:50 PM

GRAP Stage-III curbs removed from Delhi-NCR with immediate effect

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6:50 PM

Israel-Hamas War: Nearly 170 hostages left to rescue, says Israel's Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon

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6:49 PM

Four children injured in an explosion in Begusarai, Bihar

Four children sustained injuries in an explosion. The precise nature and cause of the explosion are currently under investigation by local authorities. The injured children have been swiftly taken to nearby medical facilities for necessary treatment and care.

6:47 PM

Near breakthrough, 2 metres drilling still left, says NDMA official

Addressing a press briefing in New Delhi, NDMA Member Syed Ata Hasnain said, rat-hole mining experts, who were pressed into manually drilling through the last stretch, had reached the 58-metre point, and there were about two more metres to go. "We are near a breakthrough but not yet there.

5:43 PM

Rescuers ‘close’ to breakthrough

Rescue workers on Tuesday were close to breaking through the 60-metre stretch of rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand in which 41 workers are trapped for the last 16 days, officials said.

 

At the disaster site, state government's information department chief Bansi Dhar Tiwari told reporters a little after 1.30 pm that the drilling was “over".

5:23 PM

NHAI has again started the work of audit

On Silkyara tunnel rescue mission, Vishal Chauhan, Member, NHAI, says," NHAI has again started the work of audit of all tunnels. We are working on this with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and one other agency."

5:21 PM

We are at 58 metres and the sounds of drilling and digging are being heard on the other side: NDMA

Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd.), Member, NDMA, says "We are at 58 metres and the sounds of drilling and digging are being heard on the other side. It is the last mile of the operation where the rat miners have gone in along with the Army, NDRF and other agencies. It is because of their efforts that 10 metres have been achieved in the last 24 hours..."

5:20 PM

Visuals of rescue workers inside tunnel. NDMA has said that 3 to 4 hours is need for complete evacuation

5:19 PM

As the rescue operations enter final stage, sweets being distributed among the family members of a worker

4:48 PM

Uttarkashi Tunnel rescue: Rishikesh AIIMS on alert mode, a 41-bed ward including trauma center ready

Rishikesh AIIMS on alert mode for medical services. A 41-bed ward including trauma center ready. A team of cardiac and psychiatric specialist doctors including trauma surgeon ready. Three helicopters can be landed simultaneously at the helipad of Rishikesh AIIMS. Workers in critical condition will be airlifted to Rishikesh AIIMS.

4:38 PM

Two metre digging still left before 41 trapped workers can be pulled out: NDMA

Forty-one workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyari tunnel are now two metres from escaping their underground prison of 17 days, Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd.), a member of the National Disaster Management Authority, told press Tuesday afternoon.
 

Rescue teams racing to save the 41 men are clearing the final few metres of debris - thanks to the banned manual "rat-hole"-mining technique employed after high-tech machines, or augers, failed to drill through nearly 60 metres of rock - and lay two-feet wide pipes to create an escape route.

4:33 PM

The entire evacuation is expected to take 3-4 hours: NDMA

On evacuation of trapped workers from Silkyara tunnel, Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd), Member, NDMA says, "It is estimated that it will take 3-5 minutes to evacuate each of the 41 persons. The entire evacuation is expected to take 3-4 hours. Three teams of NDRF will go in ise the tunnel to organise the evacuation. SDRF will provde support. Paramedics will also go inside the tunnel at the time of evacuation." 

4:29 PM

It will take 3-5 minutes to evacuate each of the 41 persons: Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd), Member, NDMA

On evacuation of trapped workers from Silkyara tunnel, Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd), Member, NDMA says, "It is estimated that it will take 3-5 minutes to evacuate each of the 41 persons. The entire evacuation is expected to take 3-4 hours. Three teams of NDRF will go in ise the tunnel to organise the evacuation. SDRF will provde support. Paramedics will also go inside the tunnel at the time of evacuation."

4:19 PM

Chinook helicopter present at Chinyalisaur airstrip to airlift workers after their rescue from Silkyara tunnel

4:13 PM

Garlands brought to Silkyara tunnel rescue site in anticipation of early rescue of 41 trapped workers