Should govt ask for Elon Musk's Boring Company's help to rescue 41 workers stuck in the Uttarkashi tunnel?

livemint.com:

Elon Musk's Boring Company to join the operations? In Uttarakhand, the Silkyara tunnel collapsed on November 12, trapping around 41 men. A rescue operation for these trapped workers was put on hold on November 19 as the agencies were involved in preparing for the next stage by adopting multiple approaches to reach the men trapped for the past few days. Track | Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE Updates: International tunnel expert Arnold Dix reaches Silkyara tunnel site In order to rescue the 41 trapped men, Tehri Hydroelectric Development Corporation was going to start 'micro tunneling' on Sunday night on the Char Dham route from the Barkot end of the under-construction tunnel.

On November 17, an American-made heavy-duty auger machine encountered a hard obstacle while boring for about 22 metres through the collapsed debris of 60-metre stretch from the Silkyara end. The boring through the debris has for now been halted. A series of alternative rescue plans to reach the workers trapped inside the under-construction tunnel are being worked on.

According to officials, a road to the top of the hill has been laid to dig a vertical shaft into the tunnel. Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said a breakthrough is expected in two and a half days. The built-up portion of the tunnel is about two kilometres and is 8.5 metres high with the availability of water and electricity.

So far, a 6-inch wide tube has been pushed 39 metres deep into the rubble that would send food and water to the trapped men once it cuts through completely. Elon Musk had earlier, during the cave trap incident in Thailand, offered the services of his company for rescue operations. Boring Company is a subsidiary of Elon Musk's SpaceX.