Uttarakhand tunnel collapse, families pray for safe return of 5 Odias
In the Uttarakhand tunnel collapse, the families and villagers of all the five Odias stuck inside have offered prayers for their safe return.
Dehradun: In the Uttarakhand tunnel collapse, the families and villagers of all the five Odias stuck inside have offered prayers for their safe return. In the tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand, reports have been received that there are as many as five Odias among the 40 trapped.
It is worth mentioning here that, a part of an under-construction structure collapsed trapping several workers inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi on 12 November (Sunday).
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 13 November expressed deep concern over the safety of the labourers who are trapped inside the collapsed under-construction tunnel on the Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.
Patnaik also prayed for the safety and speedy rescue the 40 workers including five from Odisha who have been trapped inside the tunnel.
Taking to his X handle, Patnaik said, “Deeply concerned to know that several workers including workers from #Odisha have been trapped following collapse of an under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi, #Uttarakhand. Praying for the safe and speedy rescue of all the workers.”
The five Odia workers who are trapped inside the tunnel are Biseshwar Nayak and Raju Nayak from Mayurbhanj, Tapan Mandal and Bhagban Batra from Nabarangpur and Dhiren from Kuldiha.
It is to be noted here that the Uttarakhand tunnel mishap took place yesterday following which rescue efforts by personnel from multiple agencies including the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), fire brigade was initiated to rescue the 40 trapped workers.
All the labourers trapped inside the tunnel are said to be safe.
