It will take 80 to 50 hours more

BY A STAFF REPORTER: The Uttarkashi tunnel rescue has just completed 43 meters of vertical drilling for a 1.2 meter diameter pipe from the hilltop. It may take another 40 to 50 hours to complete the rest of the work. Also 78 meters of vertical drilling for 8 mm diameter pipe from hill top has also been completed. However, due to minor problems in the pipeline, the excavation work has been temporarily stopped. However, according to sources, manual drilling is going on smoothly inside the tunnel.

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | 43 metres of vertical drilling for the 1.2 metres diameter pipe from the top of the hill completed. It can take another 40-50 hours to complete the remaining work. 78 metres of vertical drilling for the 8 mm diameter pipe from the top of…

— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2023