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Uttarkashi Tunnel: NDMA Warns Against Putting ‘Pressure’ on Rescuers, Says Team At Equal Risk As Trapped Workers

Rescue and relief operation underway after a portion of a tunnel under construction between Silkyara and Dandalgaon collapsed, in Uttarkashi district on November 23. (Image: PTI)

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation: The NDMA personnel also said if no “further hindrance” comes in the way, there could be “success” in bringing out the 41 trapped workers in a few hours tonight or by tomorrow

A senior member of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday warned against putting “presure” on the rescuers at the site of the collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi’s Silkayra by expecting the rescue operation to be completed in the “next two hours”.

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