Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: International Tunnelling Association offers assistance to rescue 40 trapped labourers

The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association has extended its support to the Indian rescue team’s efforts to evacuate 40 labourers trapped in an under-construction tunnel that collapsed in Uttarkashi.

The incident that took place on November 11, caused a portion of the tunnel under construction between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway to collapse, leaving 40 workers trapped after a landslide.

Continuous efforts are being made in the area in order to free the trapped labourers, ANI reported.