Silkyara Tunnel
Road tunnel under construction on the Char Dham highway in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| The World’s Most Dangerous Tunnel | The B1M | subject | The 2023 collapse that trapped 41 workers for 17 days. |
The World’s Most Dangerous Tunnel — The B1M (2025)
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the southern entrance at Silkyara,
- Role: subject
- In the video: In November 2023 the tunnel collapsed near the Silkyara entrance and trapped 41 workers for 17 days, until an auger, vertical drilling and manual diggers got them out. The investigation found poor workmanship and 21 earlier collapses; the two ends finally met in April 2025.
- Why it matters: It is the video’s title case: the danger of tunnelling in the young Himalaya.