Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescuers insert 6-inch-wide pipe through rubble to send more food to trapped workers

Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue: A glimmer of hope emerged for 41 laborers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi district, India, when a six-inch pipe reached them after over a week of being cut off from the outside world.

The pipe, dubbed an “alternative 6-inch lifeline,” was drilled through 53 meters of debris and will serve as a crucial channel for delivering essential supplies like food and medicine to the trapped workers.

The Director of National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), Anshu Manish Khulko, said that the ‘alternative 6-inch lifeline’ reached the labourers after drilling 53 metres.