Dehradun, Feb. 28 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday took stock of rescue efforts to free workers trapped under snow in the massive avalanche that struck near Mana village in Chamoli district of the State earlier today.

He reached the state disaster Control Room to review the efforts to rescue the 41 out of 57 workers still trapped under snow.

Earlier today, a total of 57 workers of the Border Roads Organisation engaged in construction work on the border area of Mana village in Badrinath got trapped under snow. Sixteen of them were pulled out and efforts are on to officials said on Friday.

The BRO is a road construction executive force that provides support to and is a part of the Indian Armed Forces.

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