{"id":13986,"date":"2023-11-21T08:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T08:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/21\/who-is-arnold-dix-the-international-tunneling-expert-who-joined-uttarakhand-rescue-operation-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T08:20:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T08:20:11","slug":"who-is-arnold-dix-the-international-tunneling-expert-who-joined-uttarakhand-rescue-operation-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/21\/who-is-arnold-dix-the-international-tunneling-expert-who-joined-uttarakhand-rescue-operation-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Arnold Dix?, the international tunneling expert who joined Uttarakhand rescue operation &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>New Delhi: Tuesday morning brought a fresh ray of hope for about 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel of Uttarkashi and also marked a significant progress in the rescue operation. First visuals of trapped workers emerged today, hours after rescue teams successfully pushed six-inch wide pipeline through the collapsed tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>While the rescue teams, aided by active support from Army &amp; NDRF, continue digging without success, an international tunneling &amp; underground rescue expert Professor Arnold Dix joined the mission in Uttarakhand tunnel collapse.<\/p>\n<p>While joining the rescue work in Uttarakhand yesterday, Mr Dix said that he was confident that all stranded workers will go home shortly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d We\u2019re going to rescue these men. When I arrived here, I said, there\u2019s 41 men coming home and there\u2019s no one else going to be hurt\u201d Professor Dix said.<\/p>\n<p>He also briefed the newsmen about various options being explored to excavate the workers to safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 900 pipeline is one of the options. It\u2019s by far the best and fastest means to get the men, but it has its technical difficulties and that\u2019s why we\u2019re doing multiple rescue missions,\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Who is Arnold Dix?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Professor Arnold Dix, who is now at the forefront of complex rescue mission, has a history of resolving such tunnel crisis in the past. He is a world-acclaimed expert in tunnel safety &amp; disaster response.<\/p>\n<p>He is also the President of International Tunnelling Underground Space. His contributions and insights into tunnel &amp; disaster responses in previous episodes have been lauded from all quarters.<\/p>\n<p>With rescue teams exhausting most of their drilling &amp; excavation options, through 10 days of \u2018confinement in cave\u2019, vertical drilling is being explored &amp; contemplated upon as the \u2018last safe resort\u2019 for their safety.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5289324\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroompost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Arnold-Dix-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Arnold Dix --------\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroompost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Arnold-Dix-1-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/newsroompost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Arnold-Dix-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsroompost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Arnold-Dix-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsroompost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Arnold-Dix-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsroompost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Arnold-Dix-1-1-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Mr Dix also told the newsmen today that two locations were identified for vertical digging on the Silkyara tunnel and it was about to start today morning.<\/p>\n<p>He said that current situation looked promising but careful evaluation of options will help resolve it.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">What honours Professor Arnold Dix have earned?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Professor Dix is a notable name in the field of tunneling &amp; underground rescue operation. His career remains marked by numerous accolades. In 2011, he was felicitated with the Alan Neyland Australasian Tunnelling Society bi-annual award for excellence in tunnelling.<\/p>\n<p>He has many decades of experience in serving on the panels &amp; working groups of noted organizations like FIDIC, PIARC, and NFPA. He is a visiting professor of Engineering (Tunnels) in Tokyo while also holds membership of the Victorian Bar.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">How inside footage of trapped workers emerged?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Notably, the workers have been languishing inside the tunnel since November 12, when a portion of it caved in and entrapped workers.<\/p>\n<p>Today, an endoscopy camera was inserted via the six-inch pipeline pushed through the debris. The first pictures, captured by the camera, showed the trapped workers in relatively health state and they were also able to communicated with the rescuers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Uttarakhand: First visuals of workers trapped at Silkyara tunnel emerge, seen communicating with rescue teams <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/agueHsBvtg\">pic.twitter.com\/agueHsBvtg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Newsroompost (@NewsroomPostCom) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsroomPostCom\/status\/1726840874397524022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] New Delhi: Tuesday morning brought a fresh ray of hope for about 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel of Uttarkashi and also marked a significant progress in the rescue operation. First visuals of trapped workers emerged today, hours after rescue teams successfully pushed six-inch wide pipeline through the collapsed tunnel. 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