00:00 In a major development in the ongoing operations in the Uttarkashi tunnel, the rescue officials
00:09 captured the first images of the workers trapped inside the tunnel in Uttarakhand for the last
00:14 10 days.
00:15 The visuals of the workers were captured by a camera that was sent inside the tunnel through
00:19 a 6-inch pipe that was pushed through the rubble on Monday night to send food items
00:24 for the workers.
00:25 The rescue officials also spoke to some workers through walkie-talkies.
00:30 In the video, the rescue officials are seen asking the workers to come in front of the
00:34 camera.
00:42 The trapped workers were sent khichdi in glass bottles through the pipe last night on Monday,
00:47 as per reports that was their first hot meal in the last 10 days.
00:51 Rescue operation in charge Colonel Deepak Patel said that the workers will also be sent
00:55 mobiles and chargers through the pipe.
01:23 Over the past week, repeated attempts to rescue the workers had failed owing to several challenges
01:28 including the topography and the nature of rocks in the area.
01:32 The 41 workers have been stuck since November 12 after a portion of the tunnel caved in.
01:37 Officials said that all workers are safe and are being supplied food and water through
01:41 steel pipes that have been drilled into the opening.
01:45 The under-construction tunnel is part of the ambitious Char Dham project, which is a national
01:49 infrastructure initiative to enhance connectivity to the Hindu pilgrimage sites of Badrinath,
01:54 Edarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.
01:56 The tunnel, which was 4.5 km long, was being constructed from Silkiara to Dandalgaon on
02:02 the Yamunotri National Highway.
02:04 The tunnel would reduce the distance from Uttarkashi to Yamunotri by around 26 km.
02:22 The tunnel is also being used as a transport hub for the Indian Railways.
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