It was a grand homecoming for 21 Silkyara tunnel workers from Jharkhand, Odisha and Assam who reached their respective states on Friday.
In Jharkhand capital Ranchi, 15 workers, who spent 17 gruelling days inside the tunnel in Uttarkashi, were given a rousing welcome when their plane landed shortly after 8pm from Delhi.
State Labour Minister Satyanand Bhokta who received the workers at the airport said, “A big mission has been accomplished. The government will extend all help to them.”
The workers were taken to Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s residence in a special bus where he interacted with them and enquired about their wellbeing.
Interacting with workers, Soren said, “Glad you all have returned to Jharkhand after emerging victorious from the Uttarakhand tragedy. The whole country was praying for all of you. All of you will be connected to employment related and other schemes of the state government. I have given instructions about this to the officials. I will keep taking …
