According to news, heavy rainfall flooded the under-construction tunnel. Miore than 100 labourers including engineers were in chest-deep water in the tunnel 300 meters below ground. The Shivpuri tunnel is being built by the Larsen & Toubro construction company.
According to news, all labourers have been rescued with no casualties. Water has been pumped out and the construction company is in the process of cleaning the flood debris in the tunnel.
Rishikesh %28Uttarakhand%29: As many as 100 labourers working in the Shivpuri railway tunnel of the Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail line were trapped due to incessant rain for the last two days. On receiving the information about the incident outpost...
New Tehri (U’khand), Aug 14 (PTI) Prompt action by the police on Monday led to the rescue of 114 workers and engineers trapped in an under-construction tunnel of the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail project after water from a nearby stream gushed in. All...
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