Uttarkashi (U’khand), (PTI) Dewatering work inside the Silkyara tunnel which was to start this week has been put on hold because of safety concerns, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) officials said on Thursday.
A partial collapse of the tunnel on November 12 last year had left 41 workers trapped for 17 days.
“A mock exercise was conducted inside the tunnel by State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel and NHIDCL engineers to assess whether dewatering work could be undertaken, but they felt it could be risky,” NHIDCL General Manager Colonel Deepak Patil said.
