Boasting 1.8 million pounds of thrust and 272,236 pounds-per-foot of maximum torque, the new 84/96-1800 NG is the largest and most powerful auger boring machine on the market today, says manufacturer ...

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 ...

The first pipe has been inserted into the debris of the tunnel through a jack and push earth auger machine. Rescue officials are hopeful that by late night, the evacuation of workers will start.

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 ...

A member of the rescue team on Friday moves a digging machine for workers trapped an under-construction tunnel, days after it collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. | Arun Sankar/ AFP ...