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Hasten efforts to save trapped workers


It is astonishing to know that 41 workers are still trapped at the Silkyara tunnel site for two weeks now with their family worried about their well being and not sure whether they will be brought out safely.

Saving the trapped workers should be a top priority for the government and all the agencies connected with the rescue work. 

We call ourselves a technology-advanced nation competing with other developed countries. There are also talks of India’s economy reaching the trillion million target soon. Why then is it taking such a long time to rescue the trapped 41 workers?

Although the government is working on war footing still more efforts needed. If need be India should approach other countries for better technology that could be used to evacuate these workers.

We can only hope the evacuation happens at a faster pace so that no lives are lost. The prayers of the whole nation are with these workers so that they come out safely from the collapsed tunnel.


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Tunnel: Escape route should have been planned

MELVILLE X D'SOUZA, Mumbai
Published Nov 26, 2023, 11:41 PM IST
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The Uttarakhand under-construction tunnel collapse was indeed very unfortunate. Even as the rescue efforts hit yet another roadblock our hearts go out to those 41 workers trapped inside the tunnel, below the earth for the past 15 days. While the authorities do the best they can, this incident should call for some introspection. One understands a study must have been undertaken while planning such projects. However, it seems like there was no provision for an…

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