The father of a worker trapped in Uttarkashi`s Silkyara tunnel, Chaudhry, expressed hope today, expecting the two-week-long wait for his son`s rescue along with the release of forty other workers, stated a PTI report. He gave a positive comment on the progress that the rescuers had made in getting closer to the suspected location of the workers, which is 57 metres inside the tunnel.

According to the report, the horizontal drilling has progressed to 55.3 metres, according to officials, and Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister of Uttarakhand, has confirmed that pipes up to 52 metres have been inserted through the debris.