Tag: rescue operation

DEHRADUN/UTTARKASHI: The race against time to evacuate 40 workers trapped for nearly 90 hours in an under-construction tunnel in Silkyara, Uttarkashi, intensified on Wednesday as the multi-agency rescue operation faced another setback when a landslide further delayed the operation, coupled with the failure of the auger drill machine on Tuesday evening. NHIDCL engineers, dissatisfied with the sluggish performance of the auger drill, turned to the Indian Air Force for assistance.A 25-ton high-performance drilling machine, the 'American Augers', was swiftly airlifted from New Delhi by Indian Airforce's C1-30 Hercules...