Bhubaneswar: Chairman 5T Transformational Initiatives and Nabin Odisha, VK Pandian today met the relatives of the Odia workers who are trapped inside the Uttarkashi Tunnel since last thirteen days. During him meeting at the Naveen Niwas, he assured the family members that the trapped workers will be rescued safely. The state government has made arrangements for the travel of the family members to Uttarkashi today. He also discussed with them about the various efforts that the Government has made for the Odia workers safety. The 5T Chairman told the family members that all the Odia workers trapped inside the tunnel are safe and the government is monitoring the situation.
It is worth mentioning here that, five of the forty one workers trapped inside the Uttarkasi Tunnel are from Odisha. The state government has also sent a team of officials to Uttarkashi to coordinate the rescue operations. It is also in constant touch with the Government of Uttaarakhand and closely monitoring the situation. On the instructions of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the Government has also made arrangements to send the relatives of the trapped worker to the tunnel site. The five trapped persons are Phulachand Bhadra of Nabarangpur, Bimala Nayak, Biseswar Nayak and Chittaranjan Nayak of Mayurbhanj and Tapan Mandal of Bhadrak.
The 41 workers are trapped inside the under construction Uttarkashi tunnel since last thirteen days and the efforts to rescue them are continuing.