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    Two of three trapped workers rescued in Bilaspur

    Shiladitya Ray
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    Last updated on Sep 21, 2015, 08:44 pm
    Two of three trapped workers rescued in Bilaspur
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  • A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team rescued two of three workers who were trapped in a tunnel collapse in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.

    The rescue came after the workers were trapped inside for 9 days after the tunnel collapsed on 12th September.

    A vertical shaft, 42 metres deep, had to be dug to reach the workers.

    The third worker is yet to be found.

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    Rs.82 crore tunnel project meets disaster Tunnel collapsed due to negligence; army called Rescuers make contact with workers Technical glitches slowing rescue operation The obstacles Two of three trapped workers rescued in Bilaspur
  • 12 Sep 2015

    Rs.82 crore tunnel project meets disaster

    Rs.82 crore tunnel project meets disaster
  • Three workers were trapped after a tunnel being built for the Kiratpur-Nerchowk four-lane project collapsed at 8.30 pm.

    275 m of the proposed 1.2 km-tunnel had to be excavated when tunnel-4 collapsed, trapping Satish Tomar, Mani Ram and Hirdey Ram.

    The Rs.82 crore project (and the workers) was under Chandigarh-based Himalayan Construction Company.

    The cause of the sudden collapse is subject to further investigation.

  • 14 Sep 2015

    Tunnel collapsed due to negligence; army called

    Tunnel collapsed due to negligence; army called
  • The Himachal Pradesh government finally called the army after the Bilaspur tunnel collapsed 2 days ago.

    Earth moving excavators which were being used in rescue attempts were damaged by debris, and a heavy-duty hydraulic drill was called from Jaipur to continue operations.

    Meanwhile, workers revealed that a 4m long crack which had appeared on the roof of the tunnel could have caused the collapse.

  • 17 Sep 2015

    Rescuers make contact with workers

    Rescuers make contact with workers
  • After 5 days of rescue attempts, authorities established contact with two of the workers- Satish Tomar and Mani Ram.

    This was achieved after engineers managed to drill a 47 m deep vertical shaft, 4 inches in diameter allowing authorities to supply the workers with food and water.

    A remote camera and a microphone were also lowered to facilitate communication.

    Hirdey Ram was not found.

  • 20 Sep 2015

    Technical glitches slowing rescue operation

    Technical glitches slowing rescue operation
  • The heavy-duty hydraulic drill, which was being used to drill a shaft wide enough to evacuate the workers, encountered several glitches.

    The rig broke down on the 18th and was subsequently repaired.

    With just 1 metre of thick rock left to be drilled, the rig malfunctioned again.

    Furthermore, rainwater accumulation slowed progress and a high-power pump had to be installed to counter it.

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    The obstacles

  • While the heavy-duty rig was drilling a vertical shaft, there were on-going operations to excavate the mouth of the collapsed tunnel. However, this horizontal route was blocked by more than 60 metres of debris, making the operation futile.

  • 21 Sep 2015

    Two of three trapped workers rescued in Bilaspur

    Two of three trapped workers rescued in Bilaspur
    Credits:
  • A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team rescued two of three workers who were trapped in a tunnel collapse in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.

    The rescue came after the workers were trapped inside for 9 days after the tunnel collapsed on 12th September.

    A vertical shaft, 42 metres deep, had to be dug to reach the workers.

    The third worker is yet to be found.

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