The 41 construction workers who were trapped for 17 days by a partial collapse of the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel were discharged from hospital on Thursday evening, just as their employer announced that construction on the tunnel will restart as soon as the 60 metres of debris can be cleared.
The National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) is constructing the tunnel through the M/s Navayuga Engineering Company Ltd.