India: Three dead, several trapped in two landslides at a power project site in Kishtwar
The rescue operation is currently underway
A massive landslide in the Kishtwar district of the northern Indian Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday eveningkilled three persons, including a JCB driver, an engineer and a policeman, while trapping several under the debris. The rescue team called at the site also ran into trouble.
Reportedly, the accident took place on the under-constructionRatle Hydro-Electric Power Project. A rescue operation has been initiated by the authorities and efforts are underway to ascertain the extent of the loss.
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"JCB driver Manoj Kumar's body has been retrieved while we see two more bodies of engineer Sachin and a policeman Yaqoob. We have rescued another man, Ravi Roy, from the debris. 10 to 15 others sustained minor injuries in the two landslides," saidKishtwar SSP Shafqat Bhat.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh informed the media that the rescue team deputed to the accident spot had also been trapped in the debris, suggesting that the extent of the landslides was much more dangerous than first anticipated.
"Spoke to DC Kishtwar, J&K on receiving report of a fatal landslide at the site of under-construction Ratle Power Project. JCB driver unfortunately died. Rescue team of about six persons, deputed to site after the incident, has also got trapped under the debris," the minister told news wire agency ANI.
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According to local media reports, the injured have been carried to the nearby Government Medical College, Doda.
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Notably, earlier this month, a coordination meeting chaired byKishori Lal Sharma, additional deputy commissioner, Kishtwar was called to assess the progress of the project.
At the time, the executing agency was directed by the commissioner to ensure proper dumping of muck and excavated material from the project, instrict accordance with NGT guidelines and guidelines issued by J&K Pollution Control Committee.
(This is a developing story. More updates to follow)
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