Pipes pushed up to 52 metres, breakthrough point 57 mtrs: U'khand CM

In Uttarakhand, manual drilling is underway smoothly, inside the tunnel.According to information, 43 metres of vertical drilling for the 1.2 metres diameter pipe from the top of the hill completed. It can take another 40-50 hours to complete the remaining work. 78 metres of vertical drilling for the 8 mm diameter pipe from the top of the hill also completed. Further drilling has been temporarily halted as there was minor issue in the pipeline. 

#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Visuals from the Silkyara tunnel where the operation to rescue 41 workers is ongoing.

First visuals of manual drilling ongoing inside the rescue tunnel. Auger machine is being used for pushing the pipe. So far about 2 meters of… pic.twitter.com/kXNbItQSQR

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Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami says, "All engineers, experts and others are working with all their strength. As of now, pipe has gone 52 metres in. The manner in which the work is ongoing, we hope that there will be a breakthrough very soon. As soon as the pipe goes through, the process of bringing out them (workers) will begin. Everyone is fine..."