PM Modi speaks to Uttarakhand CM Dhami on relief and rescue operation in Silkyara Tunnel

DEHRADUN:Prime Minister Narendra Modi is worried about the workers trapped in the tunnel near Silkyara in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand.

The Prime Minister’s office is also monitoring the rescue operation.Today the Prime Minister has talked to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami thrice and taken information about the progress of relief and rescue work.

Prime Minister Modi has said that the Central Government is providing necessary rescue equipment and resources. The workers will be evacuated safely with mutual coordination between central and state agencies. At this time, there is a need to maintain the morale of the workers trapped in the tunnel.

The Chief Minister told the Prime Minister that the agencies are engaged in relief and rescue work with mutual coordination and promptness after taking the advice of experts. Workers are safe in the tunnel. They are being provided oxygen, nutritious food and water. He has done on-site inspection. He has an eye on relief and rescue operations. The medical team is also deployed near the tunnel. Every effort is being made to evacuate the workers soon.

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