As India was celebrating the victory of the hardship and courage of the 41 trapped workers and the rescue teams for evacuating them safely from Uttarkashis Silkyara tunnel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also spoke to the workers after a marathon rescue operation which lasted for 17 days.PM Modi holds telephonic call with rescued workersPM Modi spoke to the rescued workers over the phone and enquired about their health and well-being.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with the workers who were successfully rescued from the Silkyara tunnel. pic.twitter.com/kvOmdZ4PDn— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2023On Tuesday evening, all 41 trapped workers were safely evacuated by rescuers following a day-long rat-mining operation which was initiated after heavy and advanced drilling machines failed to clear the debris in the under-construction Silkyara tunnel in Utarrakhands Uttarkashi.Soon after the workers were pulled out, the prime minister took to his X account, hailing the weeks-long efforts of the rescuers to successfully pull out the stranded workers, who had been trapped since November 12.Everyone involved in the mission has created an amazing example of humanity and teamwork, he said.PM Modi hails efforts of rescuersTaking it to X, the prime minister wrote in Hindi, “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.”उत्तरकाशी में हमारे श्रमिक भाइयों के रेस्क्यू ऑपरेशन की सफलता हर किसी को भावुक कर देने वाली है।टनल में जो साथी फंसे हुए थे, उनसे मैं कहना चाहता हूं कि आपका साहस और धैर्य हर किसी को प्रेरित कर रहा है। मैं आप सभी की कुशलता और उत्तम स्वास्थ्य की कामना करता हूं।यह अत्यंत…— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 28, 2023It 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, he added.This all happened on November 12, when 41 construction workers got trapped after a portion of the Silkyara tunnel, part of the Centres ambitious Char Dham project, collapsed due to a landslide.
