India
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Seven people died and 14 sustained injuries on Thursday after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, officials said.
According to preliminary information shared by the officials, 22 workers were trapped inside the tunnel. Twenty people have been brought out of the tunnel. Of them, six were declared dead, while 14 others have sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital.
Seven people died and 14 were injured in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, after water and debris flooded an under-construction tunnel at the THDC Pipalkoti hydroelectric project on Thursday.
The incident occurred at the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) Limited’s project site in the Pipalkoti area. The construction work is being carried out by the Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), the officials said.
Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan told PTI earlier that according to reports, several workers were trapped after water and debris entered the tunnel of the Pipalkoti hydroelectric project.
Police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and other agencies rushed to the spot.
