Articles by Amit Bathla
‘It was risky’, says mechanic who spent 3 hours in a pipe to cut metal girder
“I had to spend three hours in the pipe to remove the obstacle. There was a shortage of oxygen in the pipe. It’s a risky job”
Updated on Nov 24, 2023 05:42 PM IST
Tunnel rescuers hope to get 41 trapped men out today
Drilling to reach trapped workers in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, India, has resumed after a 14-hour halt due to a damaged drilling machine.
Updated on Nov 24, 2023 05:31 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
How authorities plan to rescue trapped workers from Uttarakhand tunnel
Once the workers are brought to the other side, those needing immediate medical attention will be treated at the makeshift hospital set up in a building
Published on Nov 23, 2023 04:41 PM IST
Rescuers expected to reach trapped Uttarkashi tunnel workers in 14-15 hours
Forty-one men have been stranded inside a 2km stretch since November 12 when a portion of the 4.5km Silkyara-Barkot tunnel on the National Highway in Uttarkashi district collapsed
Published on Nov 23, 2023 12:16 PM IST
Rescuers closer to trapped Uttarkashi tunnel workers
After 11 days of being trapped in an under-construction tunnel, 41 workers are close to being rescued as an American auger machine drills through debris.
Updated on Nov 23, 2023 01:52 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
Light at end of tunnel: Workers safe amid op
On Tuesday morning, seven minutes after the endoscopic camera was transported in, visuals showed a group of labourers standing in a clearing inside the tunnel.
Updated on Nov 22, 2023 04:47 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
Rescuers release video of workers trapped in Uttarakhand tunnel via endoscopic camera
The visuals were captured using an endoscopic camera sent in through the alternative 6-inch pipeline, which was pushed in through the rubble of the collapsed tunnel on Monday
Updated on Nov 21, 2023 10:34 AM IST
Six-inch pipe reaches tunnel workers in boost to rescue op
Rescuers have installed a second "lifeline" pipe to provide food and water to workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi, India. The workers have been trapped for nine days after a portion of the tunnel collapsed. Rescuers are now focusing on creating passages for the workers to crawl through and planning the best method to extract them. The workers' health is being closely monitored, and a camera will be inserted into the second pipeline to establish two-way video communication.
Updated on Nov 21, 2023 06:30 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Teams carve access road as part of rescue operation
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stated that all options were being explored to rescue the workers, and the operation could take two to three more days.
Updated on Nov 20, 2023 07:39 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
Rescuers to drill from top of tunnel to save trapped workers in Uttarakhand
Early on Saturday morning, a new auger machine arrived at the site but remained unused after fears of further damage to the tunnel.
Updated on Nov 19, 2023 08:32 AM IST
‘For how long can we stay brave’: Families of trapped workers face uncertainty
The families of the trapped workers are camping near the collapse site with hopes of their family members will be rescued soon
Updated on Nov 18, 2023 01:33 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescue op hits another hurdle on day 6 of ordeal
Rescue efforts to save workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi were hampered as a second drilling machine was damaged.
Updated on Nov 18, 2023 04:47 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara(uttarkashi)
Uttarkashi: After six days, mission to rescue 40 trapped workers stalls
Rescuers haven’t been able to make any progress since Friday early afternoon because they were clearing rocks, which have come in the way of the machine.
Updated on Nov 17, 2023 09:39 PM IST
New drilling machine pressed into service as fears over health of 40 trapped workers rise
A powerful new drilling machine is slowly making progress to rescue 40 workers trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand, India for over 100 hours.
Updated on Nov 17, 2023 05:32 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
Workers still stuck in Uttarkashi tunnel after delays
The rescue operation is being managed by the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) and Uttarakhand Disaster Management Authority.
Updated on Nov 16, 2023 01:06 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
Tunnel collapse: Operation to rescue trapped workers through large pipes begins
It’s been over 60 hours since 40 labourers got trapped in an under-construction tunnel at Silkyara in Uttarkashi after a part of it collapsed on Sunday
Updated on Nov 14, 2023 08:43 PM IST
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Kin of trapped workers grapple with anxiety and hope
A portion of the under-construction tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway collapsed on November 12
Updated on Nov 14, 2023 04:24 PM IST
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Auger drilling machines at site to evacuate workers
A portion of the tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal- Yamunotri national highway collapsed in the early hours of Sunday
Published on Nov 14, 2023 09:20 AM IST
Law student accuses Dehradun professor, four others of harassment; FIR filed
The final year law student alleged the incident happened on October 26 when she was on her way back to her accommodation from the classroom
Updated on Oct 30, 2023 05:48 PM IST
Uttarakhand: BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj gets notice over illegal construction
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian Sakshi Maharaj maintained he did not own any property and was just a trustee of a trust that had undertaken construction
Published on Oct 26, 2023 04:34 PM IST
Deep inside Kanasar forest, felled Deodars and a vow of secrecy
The recoveries have worried the state forest department, for this is the second such discovery of widespread timber felling discovered in the last 12 months.
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 12:25 PM IST
Amit Bathla, Dehradun
U’khand forest dept busts timber mafia, recovers 4000 logs of deodar, kail trees
The illegal timber was recovered from two government schools, a panchayat building, a public water tank, toilets of residential houses, and some of them were even buried underground
Updated on Aug 27, 2023 06:11 PM IST
20 still missing after Uttarakhand landslide, admin deploys drones
The teams involved in the search operation have now branched out to Srinagar Dam area, which is 100km downstream from the site of landslide, said the officials
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:30 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Dehradun
Chamoli electrocution incident caused due to lax electrical safety measures
The report recommends blacklisting the two firms responsible for operating and maintaining the plant, as well as taking departmental action against officials.
Updated on Jul 30, 2023 05:03 AM IST
For mules, Kedarnath haul brings unfettered torture, cruelty
In early July, videos of mules being forced to smoke marijuana went viral on social media.
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 04:25 AM IST
Chamoli electrocution tragedy: Firm official booked, govt orders safety audit
The supervisor of a joint-venture company outsourced for operation and maintenance of the Namami Gange Treatment Plant was booked, a day after 16 people were killed and 11 injured after getting electrocuted
Updated on Jul 21, 2023 12:10 AM IST
Chamoli accident: ‘Electrocution a regular issue at disaster site,’ say locals
Chamoli residents said the first inkling of something going wrong was on Tuesday, when the lone security guard at the STP stopped picking up his mobile phone.
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 04:47 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Dehradun
Uttarakhand receptionist murder: Woman’s parents threaten suicide over apathy
Pulkit Arya, the resort owner and expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vinod Arya’s son, and his staff members, Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta, were arrested for allegedly murdering the woman
Updated on Jun 30, 2023 08:56 AM IST
Muslims who returned to Purola told not to hold Eid gatherings even at home
The communal flare up started with the attempt to abduct a minor girl on May 27.
Updated on Jun 29, 2023 06:08 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Dehradun
Uttarakhand govt’s only cardiologist, who quit over VIP duties, resumes work
Government Doon Medical College Hospital principal Dr Ashutosh Sayana said Dr Upadhyaya, the only cardiologist in the government sector in the state, has resumed work
Updated on Jun 27, 2023 05:22 PM IST