Security personnel stand at an entrance of the under construction road tunnel, days after it collapsed in the Uttarkashi district. Pics/AFP
According to officials, food items like dalia, khichdi, sliced apples and bananas can be sent in through the new pipeline. Also, mobile phones and chargers could also be sent to the workers
On social media, CM Dhami said that he informed PM Modi about communicating with the workers using the endoscopic camera
The tunnel collapsed following a landslide early on November 12, leaving 41 workers trapped behind a huge mound of debris
On Friday afternoon, efforts to drill through the debris with a huge auger machine received a setback when it encountered a boulder
Apart from resuming this operation, which involves inserting sections of a steel pipe as the machine drills through, rescue agencies have begun work on a bunch of alternative plans
Drilling from the other, Balkot-end, of the tunnel is another alternative on which the rescue agencies are working. Drlling parallel tunnels is also being considered
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