After tireless efforts of rescuers which continued for 16 days, all 41 trapped workers were evacuated successfully from the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand
Bhaskar Khulbe, former advisor to the prime minister's office, reported that removing the mesh in the confined and oxygen-deprived environment took six hours, causing a 12 to 14-hour setback in the operation.
Rescue efforts in Silkyara, Uttarkashi, have made progress after 13 days of tunnel collapse, with a 25-ton platform undergoing reinforcement and a possible restart of rescue operations.
