Ambulances, doctors and helicopters are already waiting at the entrance of the tunnel. 41 indian workers Unless further mishaps occur, they will leave the interior of the mountain within the next few hours, almost two weeks from now. There will be no shortage of saga or drama of Chilean miners in the shaft or Thai children in the cave in prison, just global media attention. “We will get them out of here soon,” Atul Karwal, director general of the National Disaster Response Force, promised on Thursday.
A massive landslide on a mountain in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand blocked the exit of a tunnel built by dozens of workers on November 12. The noise alerted twenty people and they ran away. 41 people were trapped inside, separated from the world by a 57-meter wall of rock, cement and metal that fell from the roof of the infrastructure. The plan was to drill a hole in it to insert a 90 centimeter diameter pipe from which they could slide out.
There were no mishaps. debris falls frequently They frequently interrupted work, and Sunday’s huge noise suggested a quick departure due to fears of another massive landslide. Workers underestimated the strength of the wall. The state has insufficient excavators and other heavy machinery and New Delhi Three pieces of one piece arrived by military planes. powerful punching machine gathered on the ground. The end of the mission was felt immediately when a metal holding destroyed his blades barely a dozen meters away. It looks close now. “We hope to get good news tonight or tomorrow if there is no blockade,” Ministry of Roads and Highways official Mahmood Ahmad said on Thursday. said.
Vertical well option
Engineers considered other routes. The first is risky: drilling vertical well from the forested hill that could cause more landslides in the gallery below. The second is Homer: drill from the other end of the mountainNothing more or less than 450 metres.
relatives Grouped in slums, they patiently moved from anger and despair, punished by setbacks, to controlled optimism. “This will be the happiest day for us when they come out of the tunnel,” said Chanchal Singh, who was trapped with her cousin. The drama paralyzed the country, and the press meticulously described these people’s transformations. 41 men on a two kilometer road and about nine meters high.
They communicated with rescue workers and their families via walkie-talkies and received oxygen, small meals, water and medicine through a small pipe. Doctors suggested they combat anxiety by taking long walks on the porch, yoga and meditation. His situation is better than circumstances indicate; He has no complaints other than dizziness, fever and vomiting. They were first seen in a vehicle two days ago endoscopic camera It is inserted through a narrow tube. Many looked exhausted as they listened to authorities plead for patience and promise to get them out. “safely” but they kept morale high.
geologist alert
Accident increased tension alarms between geologists about the risks of frantic construction and drilling in an area prone to earthquakes, landslides and floods. Five kilometer tunnel controversial Char Dham project aimed at improving Links with famous Hindu temples And strategic border areas with Chinese.
HE Prime Minister and Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, defended it against those who warned of the weakening of the subsoil. India announced that 29 tunnels under construction will be urgently inspected. It will be carried out by. National Highway Authority It will cover a dozen tunnels in the Himalayan region “to meet safety and highest quality standards” and the results will be available within a week.