Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: PM Modi calls CM Pushkar, enquires about ongoing rescue operations
Amid ongoing mission to rescue 41 trapped workers in the tunnel PM Modi called up Uttarakhand PM and enquired about the tunnel rescue efforts
New-Delhi: Amid ongoing mission to rescue 41 trapped workers in the tunnel that collapsed at the Silkyara tunnel of Uttarkashi on November 12. PM Narendra Modi called up Uttarakhand PM and enquired about the Uttarkashi tunnel rescue efforts. He also seeked information about provision of food and medicines to the trapped workers.
In his social media post on X, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami reported that he received a call from PM Modi who enquired about the Uttarkashi tunnel rescue efforts. He also seeked information about provision of food and medicines to the trapped workers at Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi.
आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी ने आज फोन पर बात कर सिलक्यारा, उत्तरकाशी में निर्माणाधीन टनल में फंसे श्रमिकों के लिए भोजन, दवाइयां, अन्य आवश्यक वस्तुओं की आपूर्ति एवं उन्हें सकुशल बाहर निकालने हेतु चल रहे बचाव कार्यों की जानकारी ली।
आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री जी को केंद्रीय…
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) November 22, 2023
Director of National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), Anshu Manish Khulko said, “The location for vertical drilling has been identified. Road work for vertical drilling on the hill above the tunnel is almost complete. More than 350 meters of road construction work is complete. BRO is building a road from both Silkyara and Barkot sides which is almost complete.
Nigel, Head of Safety, L&T, says, “The current situation is that they are drilling a way…This is going very well…Hopefully, they are going to break through… It looks like it is going to happen… For us, we are providing guidance and support in terms of what they are doing… We are also assisting with the micro-tunneling as well… The job has to be done correctly and in a systematic way.”
Ms Kalinga