Prime Minister Modi talked to CM Dhami regarding Uttarkashi accident

Dehradun. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also called Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday and inquired about the workers trapped in the tunnel near Silkyara, Uttarkashi. The Chief Minister told the Prime Minister that various state and central agencies are engaged in relief and rescue operations with mutual coordination and promptness. The Chief Minister said that he himself visited the spot and conducted on-site inspection and is constantly monitoring the rescue operations. Arrangements have been made to send large diameter hume pipes from Haridwar and Dehradun for rescue operations.

The Chief Minister said that all the workers trapped inside the tunnel are safe and every effort is being made to get them out soon. Till now the Prime Minister has taken information about the situation from the Chief Minister twice. Union Home Minister and Railway Minister have also talked to CM Dhami. Central agencies and experts are present at the spot. Also, a committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Director, Uttarakhand Landslide Mitigation and Management Center to study and investigate the causes of the landslide that occurred in the tunnel under construction on the National Highway near Silkyara between Dharasu and Barkot. The committee will collect and examine soil/stone samples of the debris and will also examine the condition of the mountain on the upper surface perpendicular to the landslide zone in the tunnel and submit a report.