Some of the images showing the steel obstructing the free movement of the rescue pipe inside the tunnel and blocking the other side of the under-construction tunnel have been accessed by ANI.
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CM Dhami spoke to Gabbar Singh Negi and Saba Ahmed, among the workers trapped in the tunnel under construction in Silkyara, Uttarkashi, to inquire about their well-being and also informed them about the rescue operation going on at a fast pace to get them out safely.
Director General of the National Disaster Response Force, Atul Karwal, expressed hope on Thursday that the multi-rescue operations to provide a safe passage to 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakashi will be completed by the end of the day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on the phone and sought information about the ongoing rescue operation of 41 workers trapped at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi since November 12.
Speaking to ANI, the Uttarkashi DM said that only a little work has been left to the completion of the rescue operation which has been ongoing for the last 12 days.
Union Minister General VK Singh (Retd) on Thursday reached the Silkyara tunnel site, where the rescue operation is underway to bring out the trapped workers.
While speaking to the reporters here, he said that the efforts are being made to move 6 metres ahead of the 45-metre mark that has already been reached.
Prayers are being held for the safe passage of the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi since November 12, as the rescue operation enters its final stage.
Radhe Raman Dubey, a welder said he was brought the site to weld the mild steel wire of the pipes that are being inserted into the debris. According to the rescue plan the trapped men will be pulled out through the 900 mm pipes which will be pushed inside the debris till a distance of aro