Rescue ops focus on drilling through slush-choked tunnel
On Saturday, Garhwal Commissioner Ravinath Raman held a meeting with officials of the NTPC, the Army, ITBP and NDRF to discuss challenges in the rescue operation and the progress on the ongoing work.
Rescue and restoration work at Raini village on Saturday. (PTI) Having failed in reaching close to labourers trapped in the tunnel of NTPC’s hydro power project in Tapovan area of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district even six days after sludge choked the tunnel following a flash flood, rescue teams continued removal of slush in Intake Adit tunnel and drilling inside silt filtration tunnel passing 12 metres below the tunnel on Saturday. More than 30 people are feared trapped in the tunnel.
No body was recovered on Saturday, and confirmed causalities in the flash food so far are 38. More than 166 people are still missing, officials said.
On Saturday, Garhwal Commissioner Ravinath Raman held a meeting with officials of the NTPC, the Army, ITBP and NDRF to discuss challenges in the rescue operation and the progress on the ongoing work.
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