Pushkar Dhami, Minister VK Singh Greet First Rescued Workers With Garlands
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Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue Live: The Chief Minister and General VK Singh are present at the site and are greeting workers coming out of the tunnel one by one.
The first workers were pulled out from the collapsed portion of the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi after 17 days. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Union Minister of state for road and highway, General VK Singh were present at the site of the rescue operation and greeted the first workers. Uttarkashi tunnel rescue | Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami meets the workers who have been rescued from inside the Silkyara tunnel. pic.twitter.com/8fgMiHPkAD
The first workers were garlanded by the Chief Minister and were greeted with sweets and hugged them in a sigh of relief. The first workers were pulled out around 8 pm and all the workers have been successfully taken out from the tunnel.
The Chief Minister and General VK Singh are present at the site and are greeting workers coming out of the tunnel one by one. Rescue officials said it will take around five to seven minutes to extract each worker.