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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami says rescue teams working to free trapped workers \u2018safely soon\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Indian rescue workers have made contact with about 40 workers trapped in a tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand state and confirmed that all of them are safe, officials have said.<\/p>\n \u201cAll the 40 workers trapped inside the tunnel are safe,\u201d Karamveer Singh Bhandari, a senior commander in the National Disaster Response Force, said in a statement on Monday. \u201cWe sent them water and food.\u201d<\/p>\n The initial contact was made via a note on a scrap of paper, but later rescuers managed to connect using radio handsets.<\/p>\n The tunnel collapse occurred early on Sunday morning during a shift change at the construction site of the Yamunotri national highway.<\/p>\n Local media reported that nearly 200 metres (14.8 feet) of the tunnel, which will connect the Hindu shrines of Uttarkashi and Yamunotri, appeared to have caved in.<\/p>\n Photographs released by government rescue teams over the weekend showed huge piles of concrete blocking the tunnel, with twisted metal bars protruding in front of the rubble.<\/p>\n Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said authorities were working to remove concrete debris in order to get the workers free.<\/p>\n \u201cContact has been made with the workers trapped in the tunnel through a walkie-talkie,\u201d he said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. \u201cEfforts are being made to get them out safely soon.\u201d<\/p>\n Authorities began their rescue efforts on Sunday, pumping oxygen into the collapsed section of the tunnel to help workers breathe.<\/p>\n Accidents on large infrastructure projects are not uncommon in India.<\/p>\n In January, Indian authorities evacuated hundreds of people from their homes in Joshimath, also located in Uttarakhand state, after buildings in the area popular with pilgrims and tourists developed cracks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631<\/a>
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