The drone cameras are being used to monitor the situation in Uttarkashi’s Silkyara tunnel in which 41 workers are trapped, officials said early Friday.
The workers have been trapped for 13 days after a portion of the under-construction tunnel collapsed on November 12.
“We are here to support the team and we are working effortlessly. Our priority is the safety of the trapped labourers so that’s why we have got a drone so that we can monitor their situation. The drones are of the latest technology that can go inside the tunnels. It goes autonomous in accessible areas and then you can access it there at any convergence. It can also go in GPS-denied areas. This is the first time that such drones are being used in such a disaster,” Managing Director and CEO of Squadrone Infra and Mining Pvt Limited, Cyriac Joseph said.