"Officials explore innovative rescue strategies for trapped workers in Uttarakhand tunnel collapse"

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"Officials explore innovative rescue strategies for trapped workers in Uttarakhand tunnel collapse"
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Indian officials are considering new plans to rescue 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand. Efforts to drill a hole have been halted due to a broken machine, but a new drill has been brought in. Alternative plans, including digging a new shaft from above, are being considered. The rescue operation could take up to four to five days. Conditions for the trapped workers are grim, with low morale reported. Rescuers have been providing them with food, water, oxygen, and medicine through a pipe.

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