As part of the rescue efforts to free the 41 trapped workers, a temporary medical facility has been expanded inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, following the completion of the vital task of laying pipes in the tunnel. To accommodate the workers who will be evacuated, the medical facility has been expanded. The Health Department has set aside eight beds in case there is an issue. An expert and medical team has been sent in. All necessary preparations have been made to offer laborers the necessary medical care following their evacuation.
After the workers are rescued from the Silkyara tunnel, a Chinook helicopter is ready to take them to safety at the Chinyalisaur airstrip. Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister of Uttarakhand, had earlier declared that the tunnel’s pipe-laying work was finished. Many obstacles had to be overcome, but seventeen days after the workers became stuck in the tunnel that was still under construction, the task was finished.
“With the blessing of Baba Baukh Nag Ji, prayers of crores of countrymen and the tireless work of the rescue teams engaged in the rescue operation, the work of laying pipes in the tunnel to take out the workers has been completed. Soon all the labourers will be taken out,” CM Dhami said in a post on X.
Akshet Katyaal, MD, Accurate Concrete Solutions, said there are three-four phases of rescue operation.
“The pipe has been pushed inside very cautiously without any hurdle, a breakthrough has been achieved and the pipe has passed through. The work to rescue labourers has started. There are at least 3-4 phases in the rescue operation…Teams of NDRF have entered inside. The labourers will be taken out once the ramp is made,” he said.
Garlands have been brought to the Silkyara tunnel rescue site in anticipation of the rescue of 41 trapped workers.
