Uttarkashi deliverance operation hits hitch for third time. What next for trapped workers?

 

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The operations to deliver the trapped workers in the collapsed Uttarakhand lair were halted formerly again on Friday evening.
The fate of the 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed lair in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi remains uncertain as the deliverance operations hit yet another hitch on Friday night, forcing agencies stationed for the evacuation to halt the drilling for the time being.
The NDRF, SDRF, ITB and other central and state agencies are anxiously girding the Uttarkashi deliverance point after the American auger machine hit a essence grinder in the final phase of the deliverance operation, extending the timeline to recoup the trapped workers.

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The final phase of the deliverance of the 41 trapped men commenced on Friday morning, with the American auger continuing its vertical drilling. still, the operation hit a hitch in the evening.

The auger hit a essence grinder in the debris, due to which the drilling was put to a halt. It isn't yet known when the drilling will renew and the workers will be wheeled out of the collapsed lair.

Agencies have revealed that only 10- 12 metres of drilling is left in the final phase of the deliverance, which can be completed in 5- 6 hours when proceeded .
After multiple lapses leading to the repeated form of the American auger machine, the saviors are exploring the system of homemade drilling. This could, still, lead to a retardation of the process.

The NDRF has prepared a system to roll out the saved workers using a stretcher with bus attached to it, which will go inside the lair once the drilling is complete.
Agencies have said that there's" no timeline yet" for the final phase of the deliverance operations to conclude, and the workers can remain trapped for another day.
saviors are also planning to commence perpendicular drilling after vertical drilling of the lair has encountered multiple lapses. Only 10 per cent of the remaining portion is left to be cleared in the final phase.

With no fixed timeline handed by the government and agencies yet, it's anticipated that the deliverance charge will take another 18- 24 hours if saviors resort to homemade drilling styles.

Forty- one workers have remained trapped in the debris of the Silkyara lair since Diwali day, November 12, with the deliverance operations in Uttarkashi halted formerly again on Day 14. The agencies haven't yet revealed when the deliverance ops will renew formerly again.