Sunday, 26 November 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has vowed to provide every possible help and assistance in the ongoing rescue operation in Silkyara. He directed that the speed of the rescue operation to save lives of the stranded labourers in the tunnel should be increased. Dhami again reviewed the progress of the rescue mission in Silkyara on Saturday. In the visit he sought information about the Auger machine. He directed that the machine which got stuck in the pipe should be taken out as early as possible and said that the machine and technology needed for the purpose should be brought to the spot. The CM also checked the quality of the food being supplied to the trapped workers. He said that every requirement of the labourers should be met on priority.
With the help of the audio communication set up installed inside the tunnel by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), the CM interacted with the supervisor Gabar Singh Negi and labourers Sabah Ahmed and Akhilesh. He sought information about the safety of the workers inside the tunnel and asked them to keep their morale high. Dhami told them that the national and international experts are working day and night to save them and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself is keeping an eye on the situation. The PM is taking daily updates himself, he added. Dhami told the workers that they should immediately inform the officers about any problem or issue. He assured them that they will be rescued soon and that the entire country is standing with them. The CM said that the top priority of the Union and State governments is the early and safe rescue of the workers trapped in the tunnel.
The CM also interacted with the officers and employees engaged in the rescue operation and tried to boost their morale. He told the officers, employees and experts engaged in the operation to ensure that the enthusiasm does not wane. The CM said that the rescue operation should be expedited using every available technology and resource. He said that if needed additional resources and equipment should be mobilised from outside. The CM exuded confidence that the operation will be a success and completed soon.
Cabinet minister Prem Chand Agarwal, former advisor to Prime Minister and Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Uttarakhand government, Bhaskar Khulbe, chief secretary SS Sandhu, Union secretary of Road Transport and Highways, Anurag Jain, managing director of National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) Mahmud Ahmed, Garhwal commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey, coordinator of rescue operation and secretary Niraj Khairwal, deputy secretary in Prime Minister Office Mangesh Ghildiyal, MLAs Sanjay Dobhal, Suresh Chauhan, director general of Information Banshidhar Tiwari and others accompanied the CM .
