Three augers from Odisha & Gujarat yet to reach tunnel site. Gadkari says if machines work, rescue could be facilitated within 2.5 days but others say it could take longer.
Prof Arnold Dix, president of International Tunneling & Underground Space Association, adds that the work going on to rescue workers trapped since 12 November is 'very systematic'.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari & Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami visit site Sunday to assess situation. Gadkari expresses hope of rescuing workers within two to two-and-a-half days.
An American auger machine drilled through 24 m of debris before breaking down. Another on its way from Indore. Workers who escaped fate similar to their colleagues can do nothing but wait.
The men are currently caught in a 400-metre buffer zone, about 60-70 metres of rocky debris away from rescuers, who say the main challenge now is the loose gravel which keeps falling.
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