SRINAGAR: At least two labourers were killed and six others injured after an under-construction building collapsed due to a landslide on the hillside area in the Kallar area of Udhampur district on Sunday, an official said.
He further said, “Work was going on at the under-construction building near Kallar when the structure was hit by the landslide. Soon after the incident was reported, a rescue operation was launched at the site by Police and SDRF leading to the recovery of six labourers in injured condition while two were missing in the debris.”
“Missing labourers were later recovered and shifted to district hospital. However, they were both declared brought dead,” he added.
The deceased have been identified as Anirudh Kumar son of Nand Kishore from Madhya Pradesh and Rakesh Kumar son of Naseeb Chad from Ramnagar, Udhampur, while injured have been identified as Devi Din Kushwah from Udhamupur, Shoket Ali from Dandyal, Druvish Sharma from Saillan Talab, Master Mian from Bihar, Shamiya from Jojara Talab and Thakur Dass from Madhya Pradesh.
The injured persons are being treated at district hospital Udhampur, official said.
Meanwhile, Additional Deputy Commissioner Udhampur Joginder Singh Jasrotia visited the spot and said that they will investigate the matter properly. (KNO)
