Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:43am on 27 Nov 2023,Monday India
With the main auger drill breaking down, rescuers are attempting multiple strategies simultaneously to save the 41 workers trapped in the Uttarakhand tunnel for over 16 days. Manual drilling by specialists flown from Delhi will pick up where the auger left off, with diggers taking turns in the grueling task. The 'rat miners', called so for their rat-like skill in boring, will cut through debris inside the tunnel's 800mm pipe. According to rescue teams, these professionals are skilled in cutting through metal barriers too. Separately, vertical drilling started by drilling 300 meters horizontally first before boring 86 meters down. Officials said 31 vertical meters are done so far. The challenge is safely penetrating the tunnel roof crust without injuring workers beneath. As obstacles persist, authorities continue adding new plans like manual, horizontal, and vertical drilling in a 360-degree bid to rescue the trapped group enduring prolonged hardship.
