Indiatimes

Uttarakhand tunnel crash: What is auger machine? How does it work?

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 force to push the auger through the earth. The ...
Asian News International

"Plasma cutter to aid removal of Auger machine, blades from debris": Micro-tunneling expert amid Uttarkashi rescue ops

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], November 26 (ANI): A day after the ongoing efforts to rescue 41 trapped workers from the collapsed portion of the under-construction Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi hit ...
The Financial Express

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Plan-B underway as auger machine fails to drill through rubble

The tunnel is being constructed under NHIDCL. The operations to rescue 40 men trapped inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi suffered a setback as the auger machine meant to drill through the ...
Indiatimes

Uttarakhand tunnel crash: Heavy drilling American auger machine put to work as 40 stuck for 100+ hours

A new American auger drilling machine has started drilling through the debris in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, where 40 workers have been trapped for over 100 hours. The machine has successfully ...
Hindustan Times

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: 900 mm pipe being inserted using Auger machine

Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Sunday reviewed the rescue operation at the partially collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi. Rescue efforts are vigorously underway to ...