Uttarakhand tunnel collapse updates: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has come to the rescue as the operation to rescue 40 workers stuck inside an under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi is still underway. Hercules aircraft of the IAF on Thursday brought three consignments of the new auger drill machine from Delhi to Chinyalisaur helipad. From there, the consignments were taken to the tunnel, which is about 35 kms from Chinyalisaur.
A portion of the under construction tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakal-Yamunotri national highway collapsed in the early hours of Sunday. Moreover, the tunnel workers also staged a protest at the accident site where the relief and rescue operations are underway.
They demanded immediate evacuation of their fellow workers. The auger drilling machine and its platform were dismantled on Wednesday following a landslide on…
