Dehradun, 18 November (HS): The Chief Minister said that the rescue work of the Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarkashi is going on a war footing. Under the guidance of PMO, the state government is making efforts to safely rescue all the workers trapped in the tunnel. The help of modern technology invented in the country and abroad is being taken for rescue. Hopefully, it will be successful soon.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is taking moment-by-moment updates on the rescue of workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel. Under this, he reviewed the ongoing rescue operations for the rescue of workers with the officials at the government residence on Saturday.
During this, the Chief Minister gave clear instructions to the officials and said that every necessary step should be taken to deal with the obstacles coming in the rescue operation. He said that information about the rescue operation is being continuously received from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In such a situation, whatever rescue work is being done at Ground Zero, the officials should make better coordination with the agencies and complete it on time. The resources required for rescue work should be made available to the agencies immediately and the work should be done expeditiously. The priority of the government is to evacuate the workers safely and on time.
Government standing with workers and families –
Chief Minister Dhami said that the government stands with the families of the workers in trouble. Officials were instructed to keep all the family members informed about the rescue at every moment. Apart from this, assistance centres should also be opened for the families who have reached Silkyara and help should be provided as per their living and food needs. In this time of crisis, family members need to remain patient. The government stands with them all the time.
The Chief Minister said that to deal with the Silkyara tunnel disaster, work is being done on the basis of the experiences of old tunnel rescues conducted in the country and abroad. For this, officials are adopting the techniques of tunnel construction and post-disaster rescue in many countries of the world including the neighbouring states of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir. Information is being collected about the construction of big tunnels like Pir Panjal, Atal Tunnel, Bhanwar Tonk, and Sangaldan and rescue after the loose collapse. Accordingly, the rescue team is trying to rescue the workers.
Additional Chief Secretary Radha Raturi, Special Principal Secretary Abhinav Kumar, Secretary to Chief Minister Shailesh Bagauli, Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey, Additional Director General of Police Law and Order A.P. Anshuman, Director General of Information Banshidhar Tiwari and officials of the Chief Minister’s Office were present in the review meeting.
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