A
majo
accide t
has
occu ed
i
Utta akha d& squo;s
Chamoli
dist ict,
whe e
a
u de -co st uctio
tu el
collapsed
i
the
Pipalkoti-Mayapu
a ea,
t appi g
wo ke s
u de
a
sudde
flow
of
deb is
a d
wate .
Seve
wo ke s
have
died
i
the
accide t,
while
14
othe s
we e
escued
a d
shifted
to
the
dist ict
hospital
fo
t eatme t.
O e
wo ke
is
still
epo ted
missi g,
a d
a
la ge-scale
escue
ope atio
emai s
u de way.
Acco di g
to
the
latest
i fo matio ,
22
wo ke s
we e
i side
the
tu el
whe
the
i cide t
occu ed
at
a ou d
7
pm.
Deb is
a d
a
heavy
flow
of
wate
sudde ly
e te ed
the
tu el,
leavi g
the
wo ke s
t apped.
NDRF,
SDRF
a d
fi e
depa tme t
teams
we e
immediately
deployed
to
the
site.
Afte
seve al
hou s
of
i te sive
escue
effo ts,
21
wo ke s
we e
b ought
out.
Seve
we e
decla ed
dead,
while
14
i ju ed
wo ke s
we e
take
to
hospital.
Rescue
teams
a e
co ti ui g
thei
sea ch
fo
the
emai i g
wo ke .
The
ope atio
has
bee
complicated
by
wate
a d
deb is
epo tedly
exte di g
ea ly
o e
kilomet e
i side
the
tu el.
Fou
wate
pumps
have
bee
deployed
to
emove
the
accumulated
wate
a d
c eate
access
fo
escue s.
Autho ities
have
also
a a ged
additio al
equipme t,
i cludi g
a
aft
b ought
f om
S i aga ,
to
suppo t
the
ope atio .
The
admi ist atio
emai s
o
ale t,
while
se io
officials
a e
closely
mo ito i g
the
escue
effo ts.
Autho ities
hope
that
educi g
the
wate
level
will
allow
teams
to
accele ate
the
sea ch
a d
each
the
missi g
wo ke .
The
tu el
p oject
is
associated
with
Teh i
Hyd o
Developme t
Co po atio
Limited.
The
t agedy
has
aised
f esh
co ce s
ove
safety
at
majo
co st uctio
sites
i
Utta akha d,
as
escue
teams
co ti ue
wo ki g
th ough
difficult
co ditio s.
& bsp;