The joint platform of 10 central trade unions have reiterated their demand to the government to withdraw the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions, 2020, saying it will weaken safety measures existing at present on the premise of ease of doing business
The Indian government is aiming to rescue all 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi within two and a half days as horizontal drilling resumes. The government is working on five rescue options, with vertical drilling being the second best option in case horizontal drilling is halted due to obstructions.
Over 40 workers got trapped after a portion of the tunnel under construction between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway collapsed eight days back.