Rescue Operations on the web site of an under-construction tunnel, the place employees are feared trapped after water and particles entered, within the Pipalkoti space of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, on August 13, 2026.
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A minimum of six folks died and 14 others sustained accidents on Thursday (August 13, 2026) after water and particles entered a tunnel below development at a hydroelectric undertaking web site in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, officers mentioned.
In line with preliminary info shared by the officers, 22 employees have been trapped contained in the tunnel. Twenty folks have been introduced out of the tunnel. Of them, six have been declared lifeless, whereas 14 others have sustained accidents and are present process therapy at a close-by hospital. Details about the remaining two employees was not instantly obtainable.
Earlier, officers mentioned 16 employees have been rescued after water and particles entered the under-construction tunnel within the Pipalkoti space of Chamoli.
In line with the State Catastrophe Response Pressure (SDRF), the incident was reported round 7.05 p.m. Preliminary info urged that 22 employees have been contained in the tunnel being constructed for a Tehri Hydro Growth Company Restricted (THDC) undertaking when water and particles entered it.
Rescue operations have been launched quickly after the incident was reported. Groups from the Indian Military, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Nationwide Catastrophe Response Pressure (NDRF) and SDRF have been rushed to the positioning and raced towards time to find and evacuate the trapped employees.
District-level rescue groups, the native police and Central Industrial Safety Pressure (CISF) personnel have been additionally concerned within the operation.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed concern over the incident and directed officers to hold out the rescue operation on a warfare footing. He mentioned the federal government’s precedence was to make sure the protected evacuation of each employee trapped contained in the tunnel.
Chamoli district has witnessed heavy rainfall over the previous a number of days. On Monday (August 10, 2026), a bridge within the Niti Valley area was swept away after rising water ranges triggered a robust present within the river. A video of the incident confirmed a big quantity of muddy water surging downstream and crashing into the metallic bridge. The highly effective present quickly uprooted the construction and pushed it in direction of the riverbank.
(With PTI inputs)
Revealed – August 14, 2026 12:01 am IST
