The 40 workers stranded by debris in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district since November 12 are safe and the authorities are in contact with them. The rescue effort is now focusing on drilling through to rescue the workers instead of removing the debris. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is also monitoring the situation and rescue efforts.
Officials informed that the rescue effort is being undertaken on a war footing. Instead of removing the debris, the rescue effort is now focusing on pushing a pipe to make an escape tunnel for which a platform for the drilling machine has been prepared at the site.
