Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the disaster control room on Friday evening to assess the situation. He directed officials to speed up the rescue operation in the state following the avalanche that trapped 52 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers. The Uttarakhand CM on Friday announced the establishment of a temporary control room in Joshimath to facilitate better monitoring of the ongoing rescue operations. Despite the difficulties posed by the deep snow, which is nearly seven feet high near the avalanche site, more than 65 personnel are actively involved in the rescue efforts. The state government has set up a helpline to assist the families of the trapped workers, who belong to various states. The workers who are trapped have come from different states, and we are just praying that everyone comes out safe, says the disaster management secretary. The trapped workers belong to Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir, among other states. However, the list does not specify the home states of 10 labourers.
