SRINAGAR: Seven people were killed and 14 others injured after a landslide and water seepage occurred inside an under-construction tunnel at a hydroelectric project site in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Thursday evening.
The incident took place at the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation’s project site in the Pipalkoti area, officials said.
A total of 21 people were brought out of the tunnel following the incident. Seven of them were declared dead, while 14 injured workers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed concern over the incident and directed the agencies concerned to carry out relief and rescue operations on a war footing.
