Uttarkashi: A section of a tunnel that was being built in Uttarkashi district, between Silkyara and Dandalgaon, on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway collapsed early on Sunday, trapping some 40 workers within, according to police.
They added that the event happened at 4 am when a 150-meter-long section of the 4.5-kilometer-long tunnel collapsed.
As soon as information about the incident was received, Uttarkashi Superintendent of Police Arpan Yaduvanshi immediately reached the spot and launched a relief and rescue operation, police added.
National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, fire brigade and employees of the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), the organisation that is constructing the tunnel, are at the spot as well, they said.
With the construction of this all-weather tunnel under the Char Dham Road Project, the journey from Uttarkashi to Yamunotri Dham will be reduced by 26 kilometres.
With PTI inputs