Hindustan Times

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: ‘Auger machine is finished’; official explains delay in rescue

Uttarkashi: The authorities working round the clock to evacuate 41 workers trapped in a partially collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi, brought out the damaged Auger machine on Saturday morning. The rest of ...
The Free Press Journal

Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: Plasma Cutter Flown From Hyderabad To Cut Auger Machine; Video Shows BSNL Setting Up Telephone Exchange

Uttarakashi: A plasma cutter machine flown from Hyderabad to cut the auger machine that got stuck in the debris of the Silkyara tunnel to rescue 41 workers started working on Sunday morning, officials ...
Asian News International

Uttarkashi rescue operation: Process of removing auger machine is underway

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], November 26 (ANI): As rescue personnel raced against time to reach the workers trapped inside an under-construction tunnel, the process of removing the Auger machine ...
The Telegraph

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Drilling with American auger machine resumes overnight, pipes pushed up to 32 metres

NDRF personnel and others at the under-construction tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway, days after a portion of the tunnel collapsed trapping several ...
The New Indian Express

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Now, unstable base of the auger machine delays further drilling

DEHRADUN: The 41 labourers who have been stranded in the under-construction tunnel at Silkyara in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district for the past 12 days may have to spend another night underground as ...
Hindustan Times

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Manual drilling to begin tomorrow once auger machine is extracted

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday explained the present status of the Silkyara tunnel rescue operation as the 14-day-long work encountered sudden hiccups at the last leg with ...
The New Indian Express

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operations: Platform for auger machine stabilised, drilling to resume soon

UTTARKASHI: A 25-tonne platform mounting the auger machine being used to drill through the debris in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand has been repaired, and rescue operations to evacuate 41 workers ...
Indiatimes

Uttarakhand tunnel crash: What is auger machine? How does it work?

An auger boring machine is used to drill earth horizontally. It consists of a cutting head, a flighted drive tube, and the drive mechanism to supply the force to push the auger through the earth. The ...