Gadkari Expects Rescuers To Reach Tunnel Collapse Victims Soon

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari along with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami took stock of the relief work at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi on Sunday. The tunnel has been on the bulletin as 41 workers have been trapped under the structure for eight days now.

Gadkari, after having visited the site earlier today, said he was confident that an advanced drilling machine would speed up the rescue at the site and assured that trapped workers would be reached in two days. He also said that the utmost priority was to save the lives of trapped workers.

"Our priority is to save their lives. Work is on war footing," he said.

"We are trying for a permanent solution with help from state institutions and Swiss agencies. Auger machine, if worked well, then in the next two days, we can reach out to workers," Nitin Gadkari said in a press briefing after he monitored the situation and spoke with experts present at the Silkyara tunnel.