Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse: All Workers Safe As Rescue Efforts Continue

Officials in Uttarakhand on Monday informed that all the 40 workers stuck in an under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi are safe and communication has been established with them.

On Monday as Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reached the site to oversee rescue operations.

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A portion of the tunnel being built between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway caved in on Sunday morning.

Among the trapped workers 15 are from Jharkhand, eight from Uttar Pradesh, five from Orissa, four from Bihar, three from West Bengal, two each from Uttarakhand and Assam and one is said to be from Himachal Pradesh.

"Safely rescuing the trapped workers is our priority. The rescue operation is being carried out expeditiously. I want to assure the families of the trapped labourers that they will be rescued soon," said CM Dhami.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav have taken a detailed update on the rescue operations and assured of all possible help, he added.

The officials are optimistic about the safety of the trapped labourers as enough oxygen was made available to them through a water pipeline.

With PTI Inputs