PM Modi speaks with rescued Uttarkashi workers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to workers, who were rescued from the collapsed tunnel after 17 days, over the phone after the operation was declared a success. All the workers were present in a room and spoke to the Prime Minister over the telephone.
The Prime Minister earlier appreciated the efforts of the rescue team to successfully and safely take the workers out.
“The success of the rescue operation of our brothers in Uttarkashi is making everyone emotional. I want to say to the friends who were trapped in the tunnel that your courage and patience are inspiring everyone. I wish you all well and good health,” the Prime Minister posted on X.
“It is a matter of great satisfaction that after a long wait, these friends of ours will now meet their loved ones. The patience and courage that all these families have shown in this challenging time cannot be appreciated enough,” the Prime Minister added.
The construction of the tunnel which is part of the ambitious Char Dham project, collapsed on November 12.
The workers saw ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ following a massive operation by central and state rescue teams to safely evacuate them.
The success came after experts in role-hole mining were roped in after high-tech drilling machines failed to clear the last few metres.
The rat miners made the breakthrough in Uttarakhand, digging the last 12-metre stretch in less than 24 hours.