Uttarakhand tunnel rescue operations in Uttarkashi entered final stretch early Thursday with the last pipe to prepare an escape passage for the trapped workers being pushed in through the rubble.

All arrangements have been made to provide immediate medical care to the 41 trapped workers at Silkyara tunnel after they are evacuated, news wire PTI reported quoting officials. The last pipe is being laid, an electrician working at the Uttarakhand tunnel rescue site said.