As Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is personally supervising the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse rescue operation, he has again held a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The chief minister briefed him about the ongoing rescue operation at the Silkyara tunnel, where 41 workers have been stranded for straight 11 days after an under-construction tunnel collapse on November 12. CM Dhami holds telephonic talks with PM Modi todayTaking it to X, CM Dhami shared a series of posts, informing about the phone call with PM Modi and recent developments in the rescue operation. CM Dhami said, Respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the phone today and took information about the ongoing rescue operations to provide food, medicines and other essential items to the workers trapped in the tunnel under construction in Silkyara, Uttarkashi and to get them out safely.”आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी ने आज फोन पर बात कर सिलक्यारा, उत्तरकाशी में निर्माणाधीन टनल में फंसे श्रमिकों के लिए भोजन, दवाइयां, अन्य आवश्यक वस्तुओं की आपूर्ति एवं उन्हें सकुशल बाहर निकालने हेतु चल रहे बचाव कार्यों की जानकारी ली।आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री जी को केंद्रीय…— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) November 22, 2023He then informed the prime minister about the rescue operation conducted with mutual coordination between central agencies, international experts and the state administration. During this, he was also informed about the positive progress made in the last 24 hours and the morale boosted by the talks between the workers and their families, he added in his post. We are receiving continuous guidance from the PM to deal with this difficult situation, which provides new energy to all of us every day to take out the labour brothers quickly and safely with full strength, CM Dhami said in his series of tweets.सिलक्यारा टनल में फँसे श्रमिकों को सुरक्षित बाहर निकालने हेतु राहत एवं बचाव कार्य तेजी से किया जा रहा है। भारतीय वायुसेना के विमानों द्वारा विशेष उपकरण भी मंगवाए गए हैं।सिलक्यारा में जारी रेस्क्यू ऑपरेशन में एनडीआरएफ, आईटीबीपी, बीआरओ, अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय विशेषज्ञ और भारत सरकार की…— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) November 21, 2023Location identified for vertical drilling Meanwhile, the location has also been identified for a vertical drilling process to evacuate the stranded workers inside the Silkyara Tunnel. Director of National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), Anshu Manish Khulko said, The location for vertical drilling has been identified. Road work for vertical drilling on the hill above the tunnel is almost complete. More than 350 meters of road construction work is complete. BRO is building a road from both Silkyara and Barkot sides which is almost complete.#WATCH | Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue | Major Naman Narula, BRO says Around 1,200 metres of road has been constructed. Two drilling machine vehicles have also reached the tunnel site. We have constructed the track within 48 hours... pic.twitter.com/XPUYxkfzZ2— ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2023