Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: Workers likely to be rescued by today evening
The workers have been trapped since November 12, during the construction of a tunnel from Silkyara to Barkot, trapping 41 labourers.
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Former advisor to PMO Bhaskar Khulbe has said that the situation has improved drastically, and the trapped workers may be rescued by the administration by today evening. (REUTERS)
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Rescuers plan to provide board games and playing cards to the workers trapped inside as the operation to evacuate them continues to get disrupted by multiple delays, an official said. (AFP)
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Locals worship deity 'Boukhnag' days after the under construction Silkyara tunnel collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state, on November 23.(AFP)
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Earlier on Thursday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami monitored the rescue operations which entered the final phase. He also met the members of the central agencies and the state administration, who have been continuously conducting rescue operations to safely bring out the workers.(ANI)
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