A team from Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) is now on standby mode to initiate vertical drilling from top of the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel to rescue to reach the 41 labourers trapped inside the under construction tunnel for the past 14 days.
This comes amidst the heavy-duty auger machine repeatedly hit obstacles as as it drilled through the rubble. On Friday evening the rescue efforts were suspended as the auger machine faced another hurdle a short while after drilling resumed.
The 12 member team of SJVN Limited is awaiting the nod to initate the vertical drilling process. an obstacle on Friday evening. The workers are trapped in an area that is 8.5 metres high and 2 km long in the built tunnel portion. This 2 km portion of tunnel is complete including concrete work that provides safety to the workers.(ANI)
