Uttarkashi tunnel: Families of rescued workers burst into joy, thank govt for successful operation

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: As the trapped workers have been safely rescued from the Silkyara tunnel on Tuesday night, their relations and kin in several components of the nation expressed their happiness and thanked the central in addition to state governments. Following the evacuation course of, they burst into pleasure and celebrated the second like Diwali by bursting crackers. 

Many kin, who had reached the location a pair of days after the incident and had been tenting there since then, have been lastly reunited with their family members. Locals additionally erupted in pleasure on the tunnel web site and have been seen exchanging sweets because the trapped workers lastly noticed mild on the finish of the tunnel.

Reactions of workers’ relations

Urmila, the mom of Vishal, one of the rescued workers from the Silkyara tunnel, shared her happiness, thanking the governments of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. “I am very happy with the governments of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh; I thank them from the bottom of my heart,” she stated. 

A relative of Santosh Kumar, one of the rescue workers from Uttar Pradesh, expressed her happiness following the operation. “I am very happy… He asked us not to worry and said that he would return soon. 6 people from Shravasti were trapped inside the tunnel,” she added. 

Mother of Sonu, one of the workers from Bihar stated additionally thanked the federal government and all of the rescue crew members. “I am very happy… My son has said that he will return after two days,” she added.  Meanwhile, in West Bengal, relations of Manik Talukdar, one of the rescued workers, celebrated and had a dialog with him by video conferencing.  Meanwhile, in West Bengal, relations of Manik Talukdar, one of the rescued workers, celebrated and had a dialog with him by video conferencing. 

In Assam, relations of Ram Prasad Narzary, one of the rescued workers celebrated by bursting crackers.  “I want to thank the Government of India and Assam government for safely rescuing all the people trapped inside the tunnel… I am relieved after listening that the rescued have been taken to the hospital…” Narzary’s father advised information company ANI. 

In Odisha’s Mayurbhanj, mom of Dhiren Naik, additionally prolonged her gratitude to the Government of India for rescuing the workers from the tunnel. In Odisha’s Nabarangpur, relations of Bhagban Batra celebrated their joyous second by bursting crackers and distributing sweets after his successful rescue from the tunnel.

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami who had reached the location together with Union Minister of State General (Retd) VK Singh met the workers after they have been rescued. Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally spoke to the rescued males over the telephone. It needs to be talked about right here that the mammoth rescue operation was launched after a portion under-construction tunnel from Silkyara finish caved in on November 12 trapping 41 workers. Of the 41 males, 15 are from Jharkhand, 2 are from Uttarakhand, 5 are from Bihar, 3 are from West Bengal, eight from Uttar Pradesh, 5 from Odisha, two from Assam, and one from Himachal Pradesh.

(With inputs from ANI)

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