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Uttarakhand Tunnel Crash News Live Updates, Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE updates: 41 laborers were trapped in the Silkyara Tunnel of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand for 13 days. It was expected that the workers would be taken out on Thursday (November 23), but the rescue operation had to be stopped due to the machine breaking down. The operation has been resumed on Friday. Officials have assured that if there is no obstruction, all the workers will be taken out of the tunnel by evening. Five- ONGC, SJVNL, RVNL, NHIDCL, and THDCL are engaged in the rescue operation of the Uttarkashi Tunnel. Not only this, foreign expert Arnold Dix has also been called. Arnold Dix is leading the rescue operation to take out the workers.
Arnold Dix is a citizen of Australia and he is the President of the International Tunneling and Underground Space Association. Arnold Dix has successfully carried out many such rescue operations, hence the responsibility of evacuating 41 laborers rests on his shoulders. Let us know who Arnold Dix is and how intelligently he works for the rescue operation.
Who is Arnold Dix?
Arnold Dix has played a special role in many natural disasters. Because of this, he is considered an expert in successfully completing the rescue operation. He is an expert in underground tunnels and transportation infrastructure. From the construction to the technical aspects of the project, everything is completed under the leadership of Arnold Dix, taking care of safety. What problems can arise while working underground, what are the dangers, and how to avoid them, Arnold Dix gives all this advice to the people associated with the project. He is known all over the world as an expert in making underground tunnels.
How is Arnold Dix working in Uttarkashi Tunnel?
Machines have been working continuously for 13 days to rescue the laborers trapped in the Uttarkashi Tunnel, teams are trying to reach the laborers. People engaged in this work are also facing many problems. Due to many obstacles, the rescue operation had to be stopped midway, but the work has been started again. Meanwhile, Arnold Dix has also assured that 41 workers will definitely be evacuated. Earlier he had assured to evacuate the workers by Thursday evening. After reaching the operation site, Arnold Dix talked to the teams involved in the rescue and after inspecting the place, assured that the workers would definitely be taken out.
Speaking to the news agency PTI, Arnold Dix said that we were hoping that the workers would be evacuated on Thursday, then it seemed that this work would be completed by this morning and then by afternoon, but it seems that the mountains have thought something else. . He said that due to the auger machine breaking down during the operation, the operation had to be stopped and after repairing it the work started again. We have probably reached the next phase, where we will have to work on some more options. In fact, it was said on Wednesday that the workers would be taken out by tomorrow i.e. Thursday. For this, the rescue operation started early in the morning, but in the middle, the machine broke down and the operation was stopped. Now officials have expressed confidence that 41 workers will come out of the tunnel by Friday evening.
The accident happened on Diwali day
On November 12, when the entire country was celebrating Diwali, 41 laborers were trapped due to the collapse of a hill in the Silkyara Tunnel of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand at 9.30 am. Since then, agencies and experts from across the country and the world have been working to get the workers out of the tunnel.
