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All 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel were on Tuesday rescued after almost 17 days of intense efforts by multiple agencies..
The 17-day ordeal for the 41 labourers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi ended on Tuesday after rescue workers pulled out all of them safely..
According to the Chief Minister, instead of being brought out on wheeled stretchers through a steel tube that lined the 60-metre rescue shaft, the labourers crawled out of the collapsed tunnel, while the NDRF team helped them move out safely...
In a post on X soon after the workers were brought out of the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, Modi saluted the spirit of those involved in the operation and said their courage and resolve have given a new lease of life to the 41 labourers...
As soon as the workers crawled out of the tunnel, Chief Minister Dhami and Union Minister VK Singh welcomed them with garlands, shook hands and embraced them, while the rescue teams and officials clapped..
