{"id":13974,"date":"2023-11-26T06:08:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T06:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=13974"},"modified":"2023-11-26T06:08:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T06:08:15","slug":"uttarakhand-tunnel-collapse-metal-snag-halts-tunnel-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=13974","title":{"rendered":"Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse &#8211; Metal Snag Halts Tunnel Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Due to the auger hit metal objects, the rescue of the 41 men trapped in a part collapsed tunnel in India has paused.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Posting on LinkedIn, ITA president Arnold Dix, who is at the site in Uttarakhand, said: &#8220;Twisted steel, a jumbo and other equipment were buried in the collapse material and there was a huge cavity above the collapse zone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said: &#8220;We have many strategies for the men\u2019s safe return \u2013 the co-ordination between agencies and military [is] astounding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The time duration that men have been trapped in the under-construction Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel in the Hmalayan region after a part collapse occurred on November 12, is almost two weeks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to connecting four important Hindu pilgrimage sites with a two-lane road, this 4.5km tunnel is being developed for <a href=\"https:\/\/nhidcl.com\/welcome-to-nhidcl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL)<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to the auger hit metal objects, the rescue of the 41 men trapped in a part collapsed tunnel in India has paused. 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