Silkyara tunnel rescue | PM praises foreman Gabbar Singh Negi

Gabbar Singh Negi helped the workers to remain motivated and ensured their mental and physical health remained fit

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami interacts with Gabbar Singh Negi and Saba Ahmed who were among the workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in the State’s Uttarkashi district. Mr. Negi taught his colleagues yoga and meditation to overcome the difficult situation they faced while being trapped inside the tunnel for 17 days. Photo: X/@@pushkardhami via ANI

Senior most among all the 41 workers who remained trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel for 17 days, foreman Gabbar Singh Negi got a special mention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who spoke to the workers after their rescue.

Mr. Negi helped the workers to remain motivated and ensured their mental and physical health remained fit. He taught his colleagues yoga and meditation to overcome the difficult situation they faced while being trapped inside the tunnel for 17 days.

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Despite being trapped 200 feet under for more than 400 unnerving hours, when the opportunity for rescue came, Gabbar Singh Negi Ji, a native of Pauri Garhwal put his team before himself & made it clear that since he was senior, he would be the… pic.twitter.com/9oDibmJfOp

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) November 29, 2023

“Despite being trapped 200 feet under for more than 400 unnerving hours, when the opportunity for rescue came, Gabbar Singh Negi Ji, a native of Pauri Garhwal put his team before himself & made it clear that since he was senior, he would be the last to come out. During the 17-day ordeal, Negi Ji ensured that his co-workers remained mentally and physically active by teaching them Yoga,” Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri said on X.

Published - November 29, 2023 10:32 pm IST