Big Breakthrough: Iron Mesh That Delayed Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Removed
NDTV
"It will take 12 to 14 hours more to complete the drilling and reach the workers. After that, it will take three more hours to take the workers out one by one and that will be done with the help of the NDRF," former advisor to the Prime Minister's Office Bhaskar Khulbe said.
In a major breakthrough in rescue ops, a thick iron mesh which came in the way of the auger machine drilling through the rubble at Silkyara tunnel to create an escape passage for the trapped workers has finally been removed, officials said today.
Former advisor to the Prime Minister's Office Bhaskar Khulbe said it would take 12 to 14 hours more to complete the drilling and reach the trapped workers.
"The problem which was created due to the iron mesh has now been solved. The mesh has been cut by the use of the iron cutters," Mr Khulbe said.
