In Images | The final stages of Uttarkashi tunnel rescue and the moment the workers were freed

The questions over the fate of the workers trapped in Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel finally ended on Tuesday with all 41 miners being rescued. The end of the ordeal saw hugs and cheers galore and the workers were sent to a nearby community health centre

NDRF personnel and an ambulance remained at the ready for hours at the entrance of the Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel waiting for the workers to be rescued. PTI

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A community health centre with a 41-bed ward had been set up in anticipation of the workers being freed. PTI

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NDRF personnel make ready to extract the workers. PTI

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Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways VK Singh react during a rescue as the operation to extract the 41 workers suceeds. PTI

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Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Union Minister of State for Road Transport Highways VK Singh embrace workers rescued from the collapsed Silkyara Tunnel. PTI

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There were hugs and cheers galore as the ordeal finally ended. PTI

In Images | The final stages of Uttarkashi tunnel rescue and the moment the workers were freed

The questions over the fate of the workers trapped in Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel finally ended on Tuesday with all 41 miners being rescued. The end of the ordeal saw hugs and cheers galore and the workers were sent to a nearby community health centre

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