A day after they were rescued from the tunnel where they had been trapped for 17 days, 41 construction workers have been airlifted in an Indian Air Force Chinook and are being taken to AIIMS in Rishikesh.
The 41 workers trapped in an Uttarakhand tunnel for 17 days are likely to be rescued anytime now, as the manual drilling team clearing the debris that blocks their escape is metres away from reaching them.
BJP govt withdrew the new liquor policy provision on Oct 11 after Congress threatened to hold protests against it during PM Modi's Oct 12 Pithoragarh visit
A senior police official said they have received information that some Muslim workers from UP and Bihar who were working in the area have left on their own after the video surfaced.
Uttarakhand is experiencing relentless rainfall, causing significant disruptions to everyday life. Reports of landslides in multiple areas have also surfaced