Uttarakhand administration was shaken by the news of tunnel accident on the morning of Diwali. Here a part of the state-of-the-art tunnel being built from Silkyara to Dandalgaon has caved in, after which there was chaos. Information was received that 36 laborers were trapped inside the tunnel. After this relief and rescue work started. Now the workers trapped in the tunnel have also shown courage. Rajesh Panwar, project manager of Navyug Construction Company, which built the tunnel, said that the workers trapped inside the tunnel released water from the pipe by running a motor. Due to which all the workers are expected to be safe. Landslide debris is also being removed. Has reached the vertical drilling machine of Jal Sansthan. It is expected that much of the debris will be removed by Sunday night.
Oxygen supply through water pipe
Relief and rescue operations are going on rapidly to safely rescue the laborers trapped inside the tunnel under construction in Silkiara. Oxygen is being supplied to the trapped laborers through pipes laid for water. At the same time, helpline number 7455991223 related to rescue has been issued.
senior officers present on the spot
The work of removing debris from the tunnel and making an escape passage to rescue the trapped workers is continuing on a war footing. District Magistrate Abhishek Ruhela, Superintendent of Police Arpan Yaduvanshi, Chief Development Officer Gaurav Kumar, Additional District Magistrate Teerth Pal Singh, Deputy District Magistrate Dunda Brijesh Kumar Tiwari, Deputy District Magistrate Barkot Mukesh Chand Ramola are present at the spot.
Priority to evacuate laborers: District Magistrate
The District Magistrate said that the first priority of the administration is to safely rescue the workers trapped inside the tunnel. For this, relief and rescue operations are being conducted on war footing. The rescue operation is being conducted by the administration with the cooperation of various relief and rescue agencies and technical organizations and NHIDCL.
