For six days, including Saturday, workers remained trapped following the collapse of a section of the Silkyara tunnel under construction on November 12th.
Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, VK Singh, assessed the ongoing rescue operation in the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, expressing the government's commitment to complete it within two to three days.
Currently, food and water are provided inside the tunnel. The NHIDCL Tunnel Project Director confirms machine installation completion and is confident of a successful rescue today.
On the third day of rescue operations in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, efforts persisted to save 40 laborers trapped in a collapsed tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Yamunotri National Highway
A team from the State Disaster Response Force and another from the fire brigade were promptly dispatched to the location to initiate relief efforts, as reported.
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