On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami of Uttarakhand to ask about the 40 workers who had been stranded inside a tunnel under construction in Uttarkashi for more than a day.An official statement states that Prime Minister Modi has already made two inquiries on the incident.We’ve switched to WhatsApp. Click to sign up.”Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw have also talked to CM Dhami,” added the statement.In contrast, the Chief Minister stated that different state and federal authorities are involved in relief and rescue activities with rapid and mutual coordination when discussing information regarding those actions.Dhami went on to say that all of the employees who are stuck in the tunnel are safe and that every attempt is being made to free them as quickly as possible.”I personally went to the location, performed an on-site inspection, and am continuously monitoring the
PM Modi speaks with CM Dhami about the Uttarakhand tunnel disaster and assesses the situation.
rescue efforts. Large diameter hume pipes from Haridwar and Dehradun have been scheduled to be sent for the rescue operations, Dhami said.It might take an additional day to free the trapped workers, according to SP Arpan Yaduvanshi, who visited the tunnel.”All of the agencies and technical experts have come, and the rescue effort is currently underway. More than 20 meters of the 60 meters of debris had been cleaned. By tomorrow night, we hope to have the forty people that are stuck inside out of there. They are supplied with food, water, oxygen, and other PM Modi speaks with CM Dhami about the Uttarakhand tunnel disaster and assesses the situation.
necessities via pipelines. Additionally, relatives of those ensnared have been notified.” Said Yaduvanshi.According to State Disaster Management Secretary Ranjeet Kumar Sinha, soft rock pressure was the reason behind the tunnel’s collapse.Because the rock was soft, pressure caused it to crumble. Treatment for the same will be provided later; for now, safe person rescue is our top priority.We anticipate that by tomorrow or the day following, people will be safely
PM Modi speaks with CM Dhami about the Uttarakhand tunnel disaster and assesses the situation.
rescued.People can live within the tunnel for at least five or six days because there is ample oxygen inside. With the use of walkie-talkies, we may communicate with those who are confined “Sinha stated.According to a National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) report, rescue PM Modi speaks with CM Dhami about the Uttarakhand tunnel disaster and assesses the situation.operations are still underway despite a 21-meter rupture in the tunnel.According to the thorough accident investigation, the Silkyara Tunnel is 4531 meters long and is being built for ₹853.79 crore.Re-profiling from Ch. 260m to Ch. 265m at LHS began on November 10, 2023, and the primary lining for the same patch was finished on the same day. For the following patch of work, breaking work was began on PM Modi speaks with CM Dhami about the Uttarakhand tunnel disaster and assesses the situation.November 12 from Ch. 260 meters to Ch. 263 meters. At 5:30 AM, an early morning collapse happened from Ch. 205 meters to Ch. 260 meters, where re-profiling was finished. According to the report, there are 40 personnel stuck inside the tunnel, based on the contractor tunnel entry register.The report went on to say that specialists from the Authority Engineer, RVNL’s Geological Expert, and many others made frequent overnight visits to the collapse site, after which every possibility was investigated.
