Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE Updates: ‘Working on a war footing to evacuate workers,’ says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

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Check all the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE updates here In a major breakthrough, rescue agencies installed a six-inch pipe inside the partially collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand through which authorities can provide food and medicines for 41 workers trapped for over a week following a landslide on November 12, reported PTI.Anshu Mansish Khalkho, director, NHIDCL, told the media that rescue workers were able to communicate with the workers through the newly installed pipe."We have achieved our first breakthrough, for which we had been trying for the last nine days and was our first priority. A 6-inch pipe has been installed and they (trapped workers) can hear us through it.

We will now provide them with food and medical supplies through that pipe," he said. Read the complete story here.In the ongoing mission to rescue the trapped workers in the tunnel, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Monday that they are working to swiftly evacuate all the workers with top priority on their safety.“As part of the ongoing rescue operation to rescue workers trapped inside the tunnel under construction in Silkyara, Uttarkashi, a 6-inch-diameter pipeline has been successfully laid across the debris.

Now through this, food items, medicines and other goods will be easily sent to the workers as per the requirement." CM Dhami posted on X. Download the App to get 14 days of unlimited access to Mint Premium absolutely free!