After the tunnel accident in Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand), relief and rescue work is going on continuously there. The news agency has released the latest picture outside the tunnel on social media platform X. An accident took place here on the day of Diwali i.e. 12th November in which 41 workers were trapped inside the tunnel. Since then the work of taking them out is going on. According to the information, preparations for a safety umbrella are going on inside the tunnel where the rescue team is working. The stranded workers are talking to their family members. For this, a landline facility has been established here by BSNL. Food is also being supplied through pipes to the workers trapped inside the tunnel.
Yellow alert in Uttarakhand
The danger of weather is visible amidst relief efforts. According to the update given by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) regarding the weather, there may be a change in the weather of Uttarakhand. The department has issued a yellow alert. The department has warned of heavy rain and snowfall on Monday. Due to this, there may be more problems in the rescue operation. The Meteorological Department has said that there will be heavy rain in the upper areas of Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Almora. Not only this, the possibility of snowfall in these areas has also been expressed. Let us tell you that Silkyara, Barkot are those areas of Uttarkashi where heavy snowfall is seen.
#WATCH , Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Latest visuals outside the tunnel where operation is underway to rescue the 41 workers who got trapped here on 12th November.
Preparation of protection umbrella is underway inside the tunnel where the people from the rescue team… pic.twitter.com/2eKPJGNuk4
— ANI (@ANI) November 26, 2023
Consider two options
Today is the 15th day of the rescue operation. Earlier on Saturday, the officials focused on two options. First, ‘drilling’ should be done by hand in the remaining 10 or 12 meters of debris, while second, ‘drilling’ should be done 86 meters below the top. Meanwhile, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member Lieutenant General (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain informed the media that the operation may take a long time. So far, success has been achieved in drilling 46.9 meters of debris while the length of the collapsed part of the tunnel is about 60 meters.