Two die, 3 injured in Kinnaur hydel project accident
A magisterial probe has been ordered to ascertain the reason behind the mishap, says Kinnaur DC
Two labourers were killed while three others sustained injuries after the pressure shaft winch rope machine being used to transport workers developed a snag at an underconstruction tunnel in 150 MW Tidong hydro-electric project in Kinnaur on Saturday morning.
Bodies of two workers were retrieved from the deep ditch inside the tunnel with the help of personnel of NDRF and ITBP, along with company workers.
The deceased have been identified as Chaman Lal, 48, a resident of Mundkar village in Hamirpur and Xavier Soren, 23, who belonged to Jharkhand.
A trolley leading inside the tunnel of the project slipped and fell deep inside at around 11 am. Five workers of the project were travelling in the trolley when it reportedly slipped off from the track and fell deep inside to hundreds of feet crossing a slope of 45 to 50 degrees, said an official.
The company executing construction work immediately started the rescue operation.
The injured, identified as Rajesh Kumar, 24, Ram Narayan Patel and Laran Guna, all residents of Champaran in Bihar, were given primary treatment at Reckongpeo. The injured were later referred to a hospital in Rampur Bushahr’s Khaneri .
“A magisterial probe has been ordered to ascertain the reason for the accident, and an
FIR has also been registered, “said Kinnaur deputy commissioner Abid Hussain Sadiq, adding that Ashwani Kumar will head the probe.
2 washed away in Parvati river while taking selfie
A woman from Manipur and a man from Delhi were washed away in the Parvati river while taking selfie on its bank in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Saturday, a police officer said.
Kullu superintendent of police Gurdev Sharma said the duo worked at a private company in Gurugram.
They were identified as Nainam Hangsing, 25, and Sourav Chauhan, 22.
They were washed away while taking selfie on the riverbank at Choj near Kasol, he added.
Police and rescue teams were on the spot, he added.
(With inputs from PTI)