"Need To Keep Up Their Morale": PM Modi On 41 Stranded In Uttarakhand Tunnel
NDTV
Early this morning, heavy machines were seen arriving at the Silkyara tunnel on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway collapsed that had collapsed in the early hours of November 12.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday had a telephonic conversation with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and discussed the ongoing operations to rescue the 41 workers who have been trapped since last week in the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi.
In a statement by the Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Office (CMO), PM Modi said that Central Government is providing the necessary rescue equipment and resources and that the workers will be evacuated safely with mutual coordination between centre and Uttarakhand government.
The PM added that there is need to maintain the morale of the stranded workers.
