The Uttarakhand tunnel rescue mission came up for discussion during the meeting of the Union Cabinet on Tuesday night, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "very emotional", Union minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI.

Briefing reporters on the decisions taken by the Cabinet, he said there was "whole of government" approach and every effort was made to save every life from anywhere in the country or even abroad, reported PTI.