{"id":11561,"date":"2023-11-13T13:50:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T13:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/13\/rescuers-scramble-to-reach-up-to-40-workers-trapped-in-himalayan-tunnel-collapse\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T13:50:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T13:50:55","slug":"rescuers-scramble-to-reach-up-to-40-workers-trapped-in-himalayan-tunnel-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/13\/rescuers-scramble-to-reach-up-to-40-workers-trapped-in-himalayan-tunnel-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescuers scramble to reach up to 40 workers trapped in Himalayan tunnel collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      A frantic effort is underway in northern India to rescue dozens of workers trapped after a mountain tunnel they were helping to construct collapsed on Sunday, leaving them confined behind a pile of rubble with little oxygen and water.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      As many as 40 men were working in the tunnel, part of an ambitious Himalayan highway project in town of Uttarkashi, when part of the passageway leading to the entrance gave way, authorities said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Rescuers have been supplying oxygen and water to the men through the debris, Yaduvanshi added.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Photos and video from the scene showed a large machine excavating debris from the dark tunnel as dozens of rescue officials gathered by the entrance. State and national disaster officials have come together to assist with the operation, alongside local police officials.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Uttarkashi Circle Officer Anuj Kumar said workers have removed about 20 meters (65 feet) of debris and have another 40 meters (130 feet) to go.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cIt would take approximately another day or so to clear it up,\u201d he said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The tunnel is part of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi\u2019s Char Dham Highway project, a multimillion-dollar infrastructure plan to improve connectivity in the state of Uttarakhand and better access to important pilgrimage locations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Uttarakhand, a mountainous and picturesque state on India\u2019s border with China, is often referred to as \u201cDevbhumi\u201d or \u201cLand of the Gods\u201d owing to its rich cultural heritage and the abundance of Hindu religious sites.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The Char Dham Highway project is expected to be nearly 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) long, improving access to the state from India\u2019s capital New Delhi.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Sunday\u2019s collapse isn\u2019t the first construction disaster in recent months to make headlines in India, a country that has been rapidly transforming its infrastructure and spending billions to upgrade its transport network.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      In August, more than a dozen workers were killed after a bridge under construction collapsed in the northeastern state of Mizoram.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      In June, a four-lane concrete bridge that was being built across the River Ganges in the eastern state of Bihar collapsed for the second time in just over a year, raising questions about the quality of its construction.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Last October, a recently repaired suspension bridge gave way in the town of Morbi in Gujarat, killing 135 people.  <\/p>\n\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A frantic effort is underway in northern India to rescue dozens of workers trapped after a mountain tunnel they were helping to construct collapsed on Sunday, leaving them confined behind a pile of rubble with little oxygen and water. 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