Rescue teams dig out slush from Tapovan tunnel, search for trapped people

  • | Thursday | 11th February, 2021

According to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officials, the rescue work at Tapovan tunnel after the Uttarakhand glacier disaster resumed on Thursday as the drilling operation started at 2:00 AM to peep into the tunnel 12 to 13 meters below. 

According to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officials, the rescue work at Tapovan tunnel after the Uttarakhand glacier disaster resumed on Thursday as the drilling operation started at 2:00 AM to peep into the tunnel 12 to 13 meters below. 

So far, 32 bodies have been recovered from different areas hit by the glacier burst in Chamoli district on Sunday. Officials said 206 people are missing including 25-35 persons stuck inside the Tapovan tunnel.

"Drilling operations started by rescue teams at 0200 AM to peep into the slush flushing tunnel 12 to 13 meters below. This is being done from the tunnel where rescue teams are presently taking out slush.

The teams through boring operation will try to see whether the slush flushing tunnel below is clear of slush or otherwise to see chances of trapped persons being rescued from there," ITBP said.

Drilling operations started by rescue teams at 0200 AM to peep into the slush flushing tunnel 12 to 13 meters below. This is being done from the tunnel where rescue teams are presently taking out slush.#UttarakhandGlacierBurst #TapovanTunnel pic.twitter.com/OgIaHD8ILZ

— ITBP (@ITBP_official) February 11, 2021
 

"There is a possibility that some more people could be stuck inside the tunnel, NTPC team using vertical drilling to find their whereabouts," ITBP DIG Aparna Kumar said.

ITBP troops help construct a temporary bridge across 12-13 disconnected villages in Chamoli
Around 12 villages have been disconnected from the rest of the country due to flash floods caused by the glacier burst. Raini is among 12 villages and ration is being delivered to residents through helicopters. The bridge connecting these villages was washed away in flood.

ITBP troops are helping in constructing a temporary bridge across disconnected villages in Chamoli. This will be used to transport ration from one side of the bridge to another side.


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