New Delhi: Five different options are being worked out to rescue the workers trapped at Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarkashi, the Road Transport Ministry said on Sunday.
National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) is creating another 6-inch pipeline for food and drilling of 39m out of 60m is completed.
Once this tunnel is ready, it will facilitate delivery of more food items, the ministry added. Road, Transport and Highways Secretary Anurag Jain said the government is in constant touch with the workers to keep up their morale.