New Delhi: The 41 workers stuck for close to two weeks under a collapsed under-construction tunnel in Silkyara of Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand could be pulled out today with reports noting that the rescue operation is in its last stages.The news agency PTI has reported that medical equipment has reached the site.VIDEO | Medical equipment reach the site as efforts to rescue 41 workers trapped inside Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand continue. According to officials, the workers are expected to be pulled out from the collapsed tunnel today.#UttarakhandTunnelRescue pic.twitter.com/k6aRsPX6WA— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 23, 2023International tunnelling expert, Arnold Dix, was quoted by the news agency ANI as having said that the operation is at a stage where it is “like we are there at the front door and we are knocking on it.”Indian Express has additionally reported that personnel of the National Disaster Response Force have entered the tunnel to clear “last minute hurdles.”NDTV has reported that the auger machine which was to drill through three metres of debris in an hour to make way for wide pipes had earlier hit a metal obstruction.“A metal cutter was then used to remove the block and the operation resumed,” according to rescue teams.The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, meanwhile, said a day ago that the National Highways Authority of India or NHAI will undertake a safety audit of all 29 under-construction tunnels across the country.A grouping of ten central trade unions, reported The Hindu, has expressed its disappointment in a joint statement in which it also noted that accidents at work places expose the weaknesses of laws in regard to work place safety of workers and also bring to light the violations of existing laws.