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TopicTunnel Collapse

Topic: Tunnel Collapse

‘This tunnel took something from me, I came to take it back’—in Silkyara breakthrough, some closure

In November 2023, 41 families & a nation prayed for men who were trapped for 17 days after an under-construction section collapsed. Some of them dared to return again to the mountains.

Telangana minister directs deployment of robots for rescue of 8 workers trapped in collapsed tunnel

After visit to the site of partially-collapsed tunnel, where workers are trapped since 28 February, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, says state will spend 4 cr for rescue mission.

Telangana tunnel collapse: Team of experts reach accident location, unable to locate those trapped

A 20-member team comprising NDRF, SDRF and rat miners are working together to rescue the 8 now trapped for 5 days in the collapsed tunnel.

Telangana SLBC tunnel rescue ops continue, 8 trapped workers’ precise location remains unknown

The NDRF & SDRF teams have encountered severe challenges in reaching the collapsed section due to debris blocking the area.

As rescuers try to save 8 trapped, Srisailam tunnel collapse revives memory of 2020 power station deaths

A portion of the under-construction Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel collapsed Saturday. Telangana was assisted by Army, Navy as it pressed HYDRAA into the rescue operation.

Unwilling to return to ‘jaws of death’, rescued Silkyara workers turn farmers, grocers, shop owners

Only 9 of 41 workers rescued from collapsed Silkyara tunnel last November have returned to Uttarkashi. Rest are now farmers, shop owners or in pursuit of other sources of income.

Silkyara labourers unsure of when work will resume, ponder going back home

After 41 trapped colleagues were rescued, workers in the Silkyara tunnel wonder whether to stay or go back home. Construction will only resume after a safety audit of the tunnel.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Debris cleared by Auger machine, manual drilling to start soon

Earlier today, the auger machine being used for horizontal drilling of the tunnel that got stuck inside the pipe was cut and removed using a plasma cutter.

Vertical drilling begins in Uttarkashi tunnel to rescue trapped workers. ‘Big risk,’ say geologists

Vertical drilling expected to be completed in 2 days. Horizontal drilling by auger machine stopped after it broke down. Plasma machine from Hyderabad removing parts from rubble.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescue halted due to auger machine breakdown, focus shifts to vertical route

Rescue operations stopped Thursday after teams encountered problems in digging a horizontal path to trapped men, even though they had just 15 more metres of debris to push through.

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Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.