silkyara tunnel

Uttarakhand tunnel: Accusations surface against engineering firm of using subpar material, Navayuga denies

All 41 workers trapped in the Silkayara Tunnel have been successfully rescued. However, the celebration is clouded by accusations against Navayuga, the company that employed the workers, for using subpar materials that allegedly put lives at risk. The Human Resources Head of Navayuga, Rajeev, strongly denied these claims, assuring that worker safety and quality work […]

PM expresses gratitude to Kedarnath and Badrinath for saving 41 trapped workers

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the 41 workers who were rescued from the Uttarakhand Silkyara tunnel after a gruelling 17 days of combined efforts by the Centre, state governments, and various agencies. Applauding their resilience, PM Modi emphasised the significance of those 17 days and praised the workers for maintaining their unwavering […]

In pictures: 41 trapped Uttarkashi tunnel workers still stuck inside, rescue ops continue

UTTARKASHI: As 41 workers remain trapped inside the collapsed Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel at Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand, The New Indian team went on the ground to document the struggle of the rescue teams from the National Disaster Relief Forces and the other groups involved.  Presently, the workers have been stuck inside for the past 16 days […]