In Uttarakhand, Five Central agencies ONGC, SJVNL, RVNL, NHIDCL, and THDCL-have been assigned specific responsibilities, working collaboratively to safely rescue 41 workers trapped in the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district.
All the central agencies are working on war footing at the incident site and each of them has assigned specific tasks to ensure safe evacuation of the workers. The government is continuously maintaining contact with the stranded people to boost their morale.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has also set up a temporary camp office in Matali, Uttarkashi, from where he is monitoring the rescue operations and also doing his administrative work since last night.
He also spoked to the workers trapped inside through the audio communication setup installed in the tunnel.
On the other hand, in the safe part of the tunnel, electricity and water supplies are operational, and provisions including food and medicines are being distributed to the stranded workers through a dedicated 4 to 6-inch compressor pipeline. It may be recalled that a part of the under-construction tunnel from Silkyara to Barkot collapsed due to a landslide on the 12th of this month, following which 41 laborers are trapped inside.
