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The manual drilling of the tunnel has been completed to 55 metres, and a major breakthrough is expected in the rescue operations by 5 pm today, with just a few metres left. Micro tunnelling expert Chris Cooper said that they still have a couple of metres to go.     #UttarkashiRecue #UttarkashiTunnel #Uttarakhand #Uttarkashi #PushkarSinghDhami #PMModi #Modi #India #UttarakhandNews #Dehradun #OneIndia #OneindiaNews                 ~PR.151~ED.155~

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00:00 In the latest update in the Silkiara tunnel operations, an ambulance has been sent inside

00:07 the tunnel to give the workers immediate medical assistance with a team of doctors on standby.

00:13 The horizontal, vertical and manual drilling in the Uttarakhand collapse rescue projects

00:17 are being done simultaneously, with the project making major progress.

00:22 The manual drilling of the tunnel has been completed to 55 metres and a major breakthrough

00:27 is expected in the rescue operations by 5pm today with just a few metres left.

00:32 Microdunnelling expert Chris Cooper said that they still have a couple of metres to go.

00:37 "So we're still mining, we've got a couple more metres to go.

00:41 The going is quite easy and we're expecting to see some results by 5 o'clock."

00:45 Workers from Jio are assisting those who are carrying out vertical drilling.

00:48 Jio's data and voice services have been provided at this vertical location within 12 hours.

00:54 Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's office said on Tuesday that PM Modi called

00:59 up Dhami once again today and took information regarding the relief and rescue work of workers

01:04 trapped in the tunnel in Silkiara.

01:06 He enquired from the Chief Minister about the well-being of the workers trapped in the tunnel.

01:10 The PM received complete information regarding drilling.

01:13 He said that along with the safety of the workers trapped inside, special care should

01:17 also be taken for the safety of the people engaged in relief work outside.

01:22 "The PM's office is constantly taking information about the situation outside.

01:29 He asked about the situation of the workers trapped inside and how they are doing.

01:39 He asked about their well-being.

01:42 He asked about the well-being of the people inside.

01:45 He asked about the well-being of the people inside.

01:51 He asked about the well-being of the people inside.

01:55 He asked about the well-being of the people inside.

01:59 He asked about the well-being of the people inside.

02:02 He asked about the well-being of the people inside.

02:05 He asked about the well-being of the people inside.

02:08 He asked about the well-being of the people inside.

02:11 He asked about the well-being of the people inside.

02:15 He asked about the well-being of the people inside.

02:18 He asked about the well-being of the people inside.

02:21 He asked about the well-being of the people inside.

02:24 He asked about the well-being of the people inside.

02:27 He asked about the well-being of the people inside.

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