Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday celebrated the Igas Bagwal competition with the members of the family of the 41 rescued workers from the Uttarkashi tunnel. The workers, who have been trapped contained in the collapsed Silkyara tunnel for the final 17 days, have been safely evacuated on Tuesday. They obtained caught contained in the tunnel on November 12 following a landslide.
A day after the workers have been rescued, Pushkar Singh Dhami right now met their families and held dinner with them.Â
The chief minister joined them in dance amid firecracker celebrations throughout ‘Igas Bagwal’ at his residence.
On Tuesday, Dhami stated none of the 41 labourers rescued from an under-construction highway tunnel in Uttarkashi district was in a important situation.
“All of them were healthy. They crawled out of the passage rather than being carried on stretchers,” Dhami informed reporters quickly after the evacuation of the labourers from the Silkyara tunnel.
He stated the labourers, who have been trapped within the tunnel for nearly 17 days after a portion of the construction collapsed as a consequence of a landslide on November 12, might be stored underneath medical remark, earlier than being despatched house.
The company they’re working for and the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) have been requested to permit them to go house for 15-20 days, the chief minister added.
Dhami additionally stated the evacuation started with the youngest of the labourers. He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his fixed help and motivation throughout the rescue operation.
The chief minister introduced that Rs 1 lakh might be given to every of the 41 development workers. He additionally stated the Baukhnag temple at the mouth of the temple might be rebuilt and the tunnels underneath development within the hill state reviewed. The Union authorities has determined to conduct a security audit of the under-construction tunnels, Dhami stated.
He stated the American auger machine used within the rescue operation repeatedly hit hurdles and thanked the guide miners for carrying out the mission.
“The manual miners played a big role in the rescue operation. International experts were consulted regarding the shortest route for the workers to come out,” he stated.
Dhami particularly thanked the guide workers from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), who drilled by means of the ultimate stretch of the rubble to get to the labourers.
Quoting the labourers with whom he spoke after their evacuation, the chief minister stated they have been unsure about their destiny for the primary few days, however as soon as communication was established with them and so they obtained to know concerning the huge rescue operation launched for his or her security, they turned positive about their evacuation.
With inputs from PTI
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