5 Injured, Many Trapped; Rescue Ops Underway
Jammu- One person was killed on Saturday and five are feared trapped after a landslide hit an area where labourers were constructing a link road near a power project site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said.
Five people were also injured in the incident that occurred in the Ratle area, they said.
Labourers were working on the construction of a link road near the Ratle power project site and a JCB machine was digging when a big boulder rolled down, trapping the workers, Kishtwar Deputy Commissioner (DC) Devansh Yadav said.
A rescue operation was launched immediately and five people were pulled out from the debris and taken to the hospital. One person died in the incident, he said.
Five people are still feared trapped under the debris. Army, police and administration are carrying out the rescue operation, Yadav said.
Earlier, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh also said that a rescue team of about six people also got trapped under the debris.
“Spoke to DC Kishtwar, J&K on receiving the report of a fatal landslide at the site of the under-construction Ratle Power Project. JCB driver unfortunately died. A rescue team of about six persons, deputed to the site after the incident, has also got trapped under the debris,” Singh posted on his official Twitter handle.
The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha also expressed anguish over the incident and said that district administration has been directed to provide all necessary assistance.
“Deeply anguished by mishap at Drabshalla-Ratle hydroelectric project. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. Prayers for early recovery of injured. Army, SDRF & police are carrying out rescue operations. Dist Admin directed to provide all necessary assistance,” Sinha Tweeted. (With PTI inputs)
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