After taking stock of the situation of the under-construction tunnel accident in Uttarkashi, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that PM Modi has taken information about the entire incident yesterday and has assured of all possible assistance.
Somvati Amavasya holds a special significance in Hinduism. On this day, devotees particularly perform bathing, charity, worship, and rituals for their ancestors. It is believed that bathing in holy rivers and doing charity on this day leads to the attainment of merit.
Karamveer Singh, NDRF Assistant Commander said that plaster had been done for 200 meters from the starting point of the tunnel but there was no plaster beyond that, which became the main reason for this collapse.
A man was killed while five others were injured after a vehicle, they were travelling in fell into a gorge near Jaurasi in Uttarakhand's Nainital district on Monday morning.
On the occasion of Diwali, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday donated a lamp to the replica of the Ram Temple made of flowers at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh office on Tilak Road here and prayed to Lord Ram for the prosperity of the state.
Rescue operation is still continuing at an under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi, a portion of which collapsed earlier on Sunday. Removing the debris using excavators and other heavy machines is continuing now said a loader operator
The SDRF team, which is leading the rescue operations at an under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi, a portion of which collapsed earlier on Sunday, started removing debris from the scene.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday reached the residence of former State Chief Minister Harish Rawat and extended Diwali greetings.
Uttarkashi District Magistrate Abhishek Ruhela on Sunday said that the priority of the administration is to evacuate workers, trapped inside the under-construction tunnel which caved in the previous night, and that the rescue operations are being conducted on war footing.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday called on state Governor Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Gurmit Singh at Raj Bhavan on the occasion of Diwali.