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6 dead, 2 trapped in Chamoli tunnel collapse at THDC project
Six workers died and 14 were injured after water and debris surged into an under-construction tunnel at the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) Ltd project in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, on Thursday evening.…
The Story in Brief
Six workers died and 14 were injured after water and debris surged into an under-construction tunnel at the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) Ltd project in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, on Thursday evening. District magistrate Gaurav Kumar said the incident occurred around 6.30 pm at the Pipalkoti site. Preliminary reports said 22 workers were trapped; 16 were rescued safely and four others were pulled out later, but six of them were declared dead. Two workers remain trapped.
Multiple agencies, SDRF, NDRF, CISF, ITBP, and Army, are conducting rescue operations. Chief Minister Dhami has ordered all agencies to work on a war footing. The tunnel was being built by Hindustan Construction Company (HCC).
The Indian Opinion
Headlines shouting 'trapped workers' turned to '6 dead' within hours. The gap between initial hope and final figures is not mismanagement, it is the fog of a rescue unfolding in real time. Yet Uttarakhand must ask: how many tunnel accidents at hydropower sites before contractors are held criminally liable, not just regulated? The next number to watch is how many safety audits THDC conducted this year versus how many workers walked into that tunnel.
Sources (3): ndtv.com, english.mathrubhumi.com, rediff.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
