A phone call that raised the hopes of worker's family trapped inside Tapovan

Talking to ETV Bharat, Jeetendra Dhanai's sister Seema said that she has been calling her brother for five consecutive days and the phone was ringing. And after 5 days he received the call and shortly the phone disconnected.

Chamoli (Uttarakhand):Rescuers from multiple agencies like the ITBP, NDRF and Army continue their operation to penetrate deeper through tonnes of silt to reach out to workers trapped inside the Tapovan tunnel. The toll in the Uttarakhand flash floods has mounted to over 35 with over 170 missings. But a ray of hope of a family uniting with their son trapped inside the tunnel shines bright after they managed to listen to his voice over the phone.

Talking to ETV Bharat, sister of one of the trapped worker said that after being trapped in the tunnel for 5 days, they heard a hello from the other side.

Jitendra Dhanai, a resident of Tehri Garhwal, was working at the power plant at Tapovan since 2017.

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He has been trapped inside the tunnel since the disaster. Since then, family members were constantly contacting him on the phone. Jitendra Dhanai's sister Seema said that she has been calling her brother for five consecutive days and his phone was ringing but there would be no answer from Jitendra' side.

However, suddenly after 5 days, Jitendra responded with a hello but shortly the phone got disconnected.

His family is now awaiting a miracle after Jitendra received the call as they are hopeful of his survival.