1. Family members of three additional Odia workers are traveling to Uttarakhand where laborers are trapped in a tunnel.
2. Two other workers’ relatives are already in the Uttarkashi district where the incident happened.
3. The state government is facilitating travel, food, and accommodation for the families during the rescue operation.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 25: Family members of three more Odia workers will reach Uttarakhand, where labourers have been trapped in an under-construction tunnel for two weeks, according to an official statement.
The relatives of two other labourers from Odisha are already in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, where the incident occurred.
Labour Commissioner N Thirumala Naik stated that one more official from the department will also travel to the site to provide updates on the rescue operation to the government.
A total of 41 workers are trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel. “While family members of two workers are already in Uttarkashi, those of another three workers will travel there on Saturday morning,” Naik said.
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The state government is facilitating travel, food, and accommodation for these family members, who will stay there until the completion of the rescue operation. All five trapped workers from Odisha are reported to be in good condition, Naik added.
Of the five workers, Khirod Nayak, Dhiren Nayak, and Bisweswar Nayak are from Mayurbhanj district, while Bhagwan Bhatra and Tapan Mandal hail from Nabarangpur and Bhadrak districts, respectively. Another labour department official mentioned that the family members of two workers who are already in Uttarkashi have communicated with the workers via walkie-talkie sets.
Labour Minister SP Nayak stated that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been closely monitoring the tunnel collapse incident and is concerned about the safety of the 41 workers, including the five from the state.
The multi-agency rescue effort commenced on November 12 when a section of the under-construction tunnel on Uttarakhand’s Char Dham route collapsed, trapping workers who were still inside.
