In Uttarakhand, rescue operation continued at the under-construction Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarkashi district for the fifth day today. Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways General VK Singh reached the incident site and inspected the relief and rescue operations. He said that the government will make every possible effort to rescue the workers safely. He talked to the families of the workers trapped in the tunnel and said that all workers would be taken out safely soon.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">On the other hand, to speed up the rescue operations, the heavy drilling machine reached the incident site with the help of the Hercules aircraft of the Indian Air Force. With the help of this machine, relief and rescue operations will be expedited. It may be recalled that on November 12, due to a landslide in the tunnel, forty workers were trapped inside the tunnel.</span><br />