Auger machine

2023 - 11 - 26

Post cover — Image courtesy of "Vartha Bharathi"

Silkyara Tunnel collapse: Parts of auger machine removed from rubble (Vartha Bharathi)

Manual drilling will now start at the tunnel to prepare an escape passage for the trapped workers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Principal Secretary P K Mishra ...

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue LIVE: Vertical drilling underway, bad ... (WION)

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: With just 86 metres of vertical drilling left, it is likely that the rescue operations will be over by tomorrow morning but we ...

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: What went wrong with the auger machine ... (Deccan Herald)

Heavy machinery is used amid rescue operations after workers got trapped in a collapse of an under-construction tunnel, in Uttarkashi. Credit: Reuters Photo.

Uttarakhand tunnel crash: What is auger machine? How does it work? (Times of India)

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 ...

How plasma machine from Hyderabad is cutting auger stuck in ... (Hindustan Times)

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the cutting of the auger machine is expected to be completed soon.

Tunnel rescue: Auger machine debris removed, manual drilling to ... (Business Standard)

Earlier today, the auger machine being used for horizontal drilling of the tunnel that got stuck inside the pipe was cut and removed using a plasma cutter.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescue operations underway, parts of ... (Onmanorama)

Bad weather was approaching with thunderstorms, hail and lower temperatures expected in the mountains but rescue organisers said they would handle it.