The Uttarakhand government, has constituted a six-member expert committee to probe the cause of the collapse of a portion of the tunnel being constructed connect Silkyara and Dandalgaon in Uttarkashi district.
A total of 40 workers are trapped in the tunnel are reportedly safe according to authorities and and are being provided with food, water and oxygen. Rescuers are inserting large diameter steel pipes into the debris filled tunnel using an auger machine to create a passage through which the workers will be evavuated.
