Adani Group strongly condemned any “nefarious makes an attempt” to hyperlink its title to the Uttarakhand tunnel collapse.
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Billionaire Gautam Adani’s group on November 27 stated it has no direct or oblique involvement within the building of Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel, the place 41 building staff are trapped because it collapsed greater than two weeks again.
In a press release, an Adani group spokesperson stated the conglomerate doesn’t personal or maintain any share within the firm concerned within the building of the tunnel.
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“We make clear with utmost emphasis that the Adani group or any of its subsidiaries has no direct or oblique involvement of any variety within the tunnel’s building,” it stated. “We additionally make clear that we don’t personal or maintain any shares within the firm concerned within the tunnel’s building.”
The development staff have been trapped 260 metres contained in the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel since November 12 when part of the under-construction tunnel collapsed following a landslide.
The Silkyara tunnel, which is a part of the Char Dham all-weather accessibility undertaking, is being constructed by Hyderabad-based Navayuga Engineering Firm Restricted.
Strongly condemning any “nefarious makes an attempt” to hyperlink its title to the collapse, the Adani group stated, “At the moment, our ideas and prayers are with the trapped staff and their households.”