AIIMS Rishikesh gives medical all-clear for rescued workers to go back home

“All the workers are physically normal and clinically stable, and from our side, we have given them clearance so that they can go back to their respective places…,” Kaliya said.

Keeping possible psychological issues in mind, he said, the men have been asked to contact their nearest hospital in two weeks, or as per requirement.

Dr Narendra Kumar, who looks after the hospital administration, said nodal officers from the states to which the workers belong were in touch with hospital authorities regarding their journey back home.

“Patients from Jharkhand and Odisha are expected to be discharged today (Thursday) itself. We are also talking to the nodal officers of other states too. Soon after their ticket booking, we will discharge them too,” he said.

Bhuvnesh Pratap Singh, a Jharkhand government representative, said all 15 workers from the state would be transported from Dehradun to Delhi on Thursday night on a 7.30 pm flight, and that they would then go to Jharkhand on Friday.

Respective district administrations in Jharkhand will then facilitate their journeys to their villages.